A director of a Nottinghamshire nursery provider says "concerns have been addressed" after all three of its sites were branded 'inadequate.' The Wollaton Village Day Nursery (WVDN) group runs facilities in Wollaton, Eastwood and Bramcote.
Ofsted inspected all three of them on March 1 and all three have ended up with the agency's lowest rating of 'inadequate'. Nottinghamshire Live has previously reported on the Eastwood nursery, which had its registration suspended by Ofsted due to children being at "significant and immediate risk."
Issues identified included staff being instructed to restrain children with emerging special educational needs. That site has since reopened and WVDN says it now "continues to provide the excellent service that children and their families are used to."
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Nottinghamshire Live also previously reported on the 'inadequate rating' given to WVDN's Wollaton nursery, with a list of improvements required being produced by Ofsted. That inspection found problems including broken toys, deflated balloons and pieces of hose pipe lying around the play area.
Now, an inspection report into WVDN's third site in Bramcote has revealed issues including an "unmanageable workload" being placed on the nursery's manager. The report, published on April 4, said there was no named deputy at the setting and that the manager was therefore unable to carry out tasks such as supporting and mentoring staff.
"Inadequate staffing levels" meant there was not always time for children to be supported when upset. The report says: "Children are often upset, distressed and unsettled. Staff do not always have time to comfort or reassure children, so they are left alone to cry."
The staffing levels also meant that staff did not always have time to deal with behavioural issues that arose among children, such as some of them arguing about toys, snatching and pushing each other away. The report also said staff did not use knowledge of individual dietary needs to ensure all children felt included.
Ofsted said some children did not eat meat and when others were given snacks containing it, this led to "undue upset and distress" for those children. Following the inspection, the nursery was given a list of nine improvements that were required by Ofsted.
Improvements included ensuring that staffing arrangements met the needs of all children and ensured their safety at all times. Neither the Bramcote nor Wollaton sites had to close following their inspections as their registrations were never cancelled.
Only the Eastwood site had to close due to the "immediate" risk noted by Ofsted, which WVDN says has now been rectified. WVDN was established in 2008 and Companies House lists three active directors, one of whom is Karen Oliver.
When asked for a comment on the fact that all three WVDN nurseries had received an 'inadequate' rating, Karen Oliver said: "All concerns raised by OFTED have been addressed." All three WVDN sites were previously given ratings of 'Good' following their last full Ofsted inspections.
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