A preschool near Bristol has closed its doors for good having been rated as 'inadequate' by Ofsted. Raysfield Pre-school Playgroup at Dodington Parish Hall in Chipping Sodbury was inspected by Ofsted on March 8 this year, with the inspection leaving it with a rating of 'inadequate' in all categories after safeguarding failures were identified.
The preschool, which closed on Friday, July 8, had previously been ranked as 'good' by the education and childcare watchdog, but this time Ofsted found a number of areas of concern. This included staff not following correct safeguarding procedures to inform the local authority or Ofsted when allegations are made against staff, "putting children at significant risk of harm".
Other concerns noted in Ofsted's report included staff members not ensuring that front doors were secured, meaning that at any time during the day anyone could walk in and "access" children without challenge from staff, or children could simply walk out the door unsupervised. The report also mentioned electronic tablets, containing photos of children, and CCTV footage of the children was also being taken home by managers - so anyone outside of the nursery could have had access to images and footage of children, something their parents had not been made aware of.
