Inspectors have reported having to step in to feed hungry children during a visit to a nursery. Inspectors said they had to intervene to ensure the children had something to eat when they were observing at the nursery in Scotland, weeks after it reopened following an E-Coli scare.
But a damning report on the Pear Tree Nursery, West Road, Haddington has revealed that during the visit inspectors had to intervene as children were left hungry and they gave it the lowest possible grade of just one (unsatisfactory) for its care. They revealed they considered issuing a letter of serious concern after the incident, only deciding against it when the manager reassured them there was ‘sufficient food’ for children, Edinburgh Live has reported.
The inspectors said: “During our observations at lunch time, the offered meal was not popular. It was a new dish as the usual chef was on annual leave. Hungry children were asking for more bread but there was no more. Staff were not consistent with the answers on what alternative options were available.
