A Bristol nursery school has hit back at an Ofsted ‘inadequate’ rating and claimed staff felt intimidated during the inspection, describing it as “an awful experience”. Staff and owners have also challenged some of the education watchdog’s findings.
The inspection of Play Station Nursery at Filton took place in January when Ofsted's findings changed the nursery from ‘good’ to ‘inadequate’. The report, published last week, criticised “staff’s lack of oversight and knowledge of safeguarding procedures which compromised children’s safety”, noting examples of broken or hazardous materials and wet decking.
The report also found that children were not taught “effectively about boundaries and expectations” describing the children’s behaviour as “poor and they struggle to engage in activities”. It highlighted that children were seen throwing toys or dough at each other and staff failed to intervene.
