Nursery in Telford rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted - but bosses hit back over critical report
A Telford nursery which looks after 100 children has been rated as ‘inadequate’ in a damning Ofsted inspection which found 'weaknesses in staff's safeguarding knowledge'.
The management at Earlyworld Nursery in Hadley Park, was amongst the areas criticised by inspectors who visited the setting last month.
Inspector Angela Hulme found that the nursery was ‘inadequate’ in all of the four key areas: quality of education; behaviour; personal development; and leadership and management, although bosses have hit back and said they have challenged her findings.
“Weaknesses in staff’s knowledge of safeguarding and the overall quality of the nursery environment impact on children’s safety, well-being and learning,” the Ofsted inspector found.
“The manager does not oversee daily checks of the outdoor areas to ensure children play in a safe environment. The deployment of staff is not effective.
“During the early part of the morning, one member of staff supervises seven children aged under two years. This means that the required staff-to-child ratios are not maintained, which has an impact on the quality of care the youngest children receive.”
Mrs Hulme said that ‘most’ children arrived happily to the nursery and feel secure with staff as their parents leave.
