Young children seen eating and touching each other’s poo at ‘inadequate’ nursery
Young children were put in ‘significant danger’ at a nursery which has been branded ‘inadequate’ by an Ofsted report.
It reveals how children at the now-closed Kidspiration nursery, in Manchester, were seen eating and touching each other’s poo.
At one point, the Ofsted inspector had to intervene ‘to maintain children’s health and safety’.
He had to alert staff when he saw children putting pebbles and sharp ice into their mouths and was forced to stand at the top of some stairs ‘to stop children from falling over the banister’.
‘When some staff change children’s nappies, they fail to notice that faeces have leaked onto surfaces that children have access to,’ said the report. ‘This results in younger children putting faeces into their mouths.’
Babies, meanwhile, were ‘left alone for prolonged periods with no interaction from staff’.
‘They sit quietly, look on into the distance and are not given the quality learning experiences that they should,’ the report said.
‘Catastrophic failings from leaders mean that children are not provided with adequate care and learning. Staff do not supervise children well. Although children are content to leave their parents and happily greet staff, many of them wander around the rooms, bored and seeking stimulation.
‘Risk assessments are poor. The inspector had to intervene to maintain children’s safety on many occasions. This poor practice puts children at unnecessary risk.’
The report added nursery leaders ‘fail in their duties to be legally compliant with the requirements of their registration’.
Safeguarding arrangements were deemed not to be effective either, with the report adding: ‘Staff do not supervise children well, which compromises children’s safety. Staff are not aware of when older children climb and hang over a stair banister. Some staff leave children unattended in a room by themselves.’
Metro.co.uk attempted to contact the nursery for comment but it has since closed.
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