Nursery where fire exits are blocked and children ‘run around carrying hot soup’ rated as inadequate by Ofsted
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA nursery where fire exits are blocked and children ‘run around carrying hot soup’ has been rated as inadequate by Ofsted. The education watchdog found youngsters at Small World Nurseries, in Rochdale, were at risk of potential harm because of ineffective risk assessments.
Based at Tudor House, Castleton, the centre looks after nearly 70 children aged between one and four years old. Officials praised the quality of education and behaviour of youngsters following a recent inspection.
Children were said to be ‘happy and engaged’ and it was noted they had formed ‘solid, affectionate bonds’ with their staff. But inspectors rated the Manchester Road nursery as ‘inadequate’ overall, in part due to shortcomings in leadership and management. READ MORE : Nursery which failed to ensure staff are ‘suitable’ to work with children rated as ‘inadequate’ yet again A new report says policies and procedures around risk assessment and safeguarding were 'not well implemented', exposing children to 'potential hazards'.
It adds: “Although the environment is risk assessed daily, this is not effective. Hazards such as blocked fire exits, uneven surfaces and children running with hot liquids are not identified.
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