The owner of a Yorkshire setting had been given notice to improve by Ofsted because she did not notify child protection agencies when a child fell and cut her lip.
The dispute between Ofsted and Granby House Nurseries, which has four settings in Rotherham and Worksop, has prompted the inspectorate to publish new guidance for nurseries on what should be regarded as a serious accident.
The guidance is expected to be sent to providers in the autumn. The notice to improve has been removed from the nursery's Ofsted report.
The child, who fell while walking inside the Wickersley nursery, Rotherham, went to hospital for the cut to her lip, which required stitches. The incident was reported to Ofsted, but while an inspector concluded that the accident could not have been avoided, she said that the nursery should have informed child protection agencies, as it is an EYFS requirement to report serious accidents or injuries to children in its care.
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