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03.05.2023 - 08:05 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A nursery where children were at risk of drinking bubble solution and from choking hazards has been ordered to make a series of improvements after inspectors deemed it ‘inadequate’. The Ofsted team visited Busy Bees Day Nursery in Altrincham in March and gave it the thumbs down across all categories of assessment, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development and leadership and management. At its previous inspection it was said to be 'good'.
The report said: “Staff do not consider potential risks, such as children drinking the contents [of bubble solution] or that these pose a choking hazard due to very small parts. This places children at significant risk of harm.”
It said the provider had not ensured that the newly appointed manager had the time and resources she needed to ensure the safe and effective running of the setting. Staff do not get the support they need to understand their individual roles and responsibilities or to improve their practice," it continued.
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“As a result, the quality of care and education practice is weak. Children are exposed to undue risk in the environment.
“This is because staff do not implement the setting’s procedures for risk assessment well enough.” The report said that required staff qualifications and ratio requirements are not always maintained and that staff are not deployed well.
It went on: “As a result, there are times when the children’s needs are not met and accidents to children occur due to a lack of supervision.” Interactions with children are poor, it said, and do not support their emotional well-being or challenge their current level of learning.
“Children, including those
A student at the University of Manchester had his "life ruined" after long Covid left him permanently disabled and forced to drop out of medical school.
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