A nursery where a child was left alone outside unsupervised has failed to heed warnings from Ofsted after it has been hit with another damning report. The day nursery was slammed by the regulators in a recent visit where inspectors highlighted failures in leadership, equipment hygiene, safeguarding assessments as well as an insufficient understanding of child protection issues.
The inspection report showed that they have not learned their lessons from previous warnings which had marked them as an inadequate child care provider. In February 2021, Squirrels Children’s Day Nursery in Manchester notified Ofsted “that a child was left alone, unsupervised, in the nursery garden, out of sight and hearing of staff for approximately six minutes," the MEN reports.
This concern, which required actions to be taken by Ofsted, was followed by an inspection in August 2022 which marked them as ‘inadequate’ in all categories. Following the most recent report, the nursery has temporarily closed down due to staffing issues which means they don’t employ a manager.
