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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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George Lythgoe

Ofsted praises nursery in fresh inspection - just six months after being slammed as inadequate

A nursery has gone from disappointment to elation following a new Ofsted score - just six months after the regulator delivered a damning verdict.

Best Friends Private Day Nursery and Pre-school in Tyldesley was told they had put children in 'significant risk of harm' due to failures in referencing staff members, according to a report on October 31, 2022 which rated them ‘Inadequate’. But now, after another inspection Ofsted, the nursery has been branded 'good', with inspectors saying that ‘children are safe, content and happy’, with a new rating of ‘Good’.

In the 2022 report, inspectors claimed the nursery, based in Parr Bridge Retail Park, ‘failed to follow their obligations as a registered provider to share pertinent information with other early years providers concerning the suitability of staff’.

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