Damning inspection of nursery days before its sudden closure found child had 'suffered a significant injury'

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A nursery which closed suddenly last month leaving parents hundreds of pounds out of pocket had been inspected just days earlier and found to be 'inadequate' at every level.

We reported how families with youngsters at Windsor Road Day Nursery in Newton Heath were informed late on September 13 that the place would be closed from the following morning.

What they weren't told is that Ofsted had visited just days earlier and - after discovering numerous failings - had demanded a number of improvements be made before September 16. Read more: Free nursery hours could be scrapped as PM plans childcare overhaul The Ofsted report, published last week, said that even on the day of the inspection, children were 'at further risk of harm'. "The provider and staff do not take all necessary steps to minimise risks to children," it says. "This has led to an unfortunate incident where a child has suffered a significant injury.

In addition, despite a risk assessment of the premises being carried out on the day of the inspection, staff fail to notice that in the children's bathroom there is a basket of toiletries and an open plastic wrapper within easy reach of the children.