Little Hippos Nursery and Daycare in Newtown, Birmingham had its registration cancelled and was closed by Ofsted this month.
An enforcement action letter from Ofsted says that it received a notification from an outside agency on 21 September 2012 that raised concerns about the suitability of the company, which was prosecuted for health and safety violations when a child fractured his skull after falling from a fire escape in 2011. Ofsted claims it was not notified of the outcome of the court case on 20 September by the provider.
Following the incident, the nursery was re-registered in April 2012. Reports suggest the nursery was re-registered under the former owner's wife's name. However, a job advertisement posted on Jobhits.co.uk on 17 October 2012 gives contact details for the former owner Mr Irshad Ahmed.
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