A Bristol childminder has been rapped by watchdogs for letting youngsters play near rat traps, a big pile of ladders and other hazards in the garden. The Staple Hill woman and her assistant put children at “significant risk” by allowing them to play with “dirty, stagnant water that contains algae” while toy pedal cars are covered with sawdust containing bird muck, inspectors found.
Ofsted says it intends to take enforcement action and has issued a welfare requirements notice ordering urgent improvements, while giving the lowest rating of “inadequate” in every category, including overall. Its report, published on Wednesday, March 9, said the safety and welfare of the dozen kids aged three to 10 in the nanny’s care was “compromised”.
The findings said: “The childminder and her assistant put children at significant risk as they do not identify risks that are in the garden. They do not clean the resources or check the garden before they allow children to go outside to play.
