The nursery was judged Inadequate in December, with inspectors findings that ‘children’s welfare was being compromised due to breaches of safeguarding requirements.’
Inspectors also found that ‘leaders fail to ensure that staff proactively identify risks’, and ‘leaders and managers do not consistently ensure that qualification requirements are met during early morning shifts’.
The inspection report does state however that ‘leaders have a clear vision and demonstrate the capacity to make improvements’. Also, that children at the setting ‘enjoy listening to stories, which helps them develop a love of reading.’
This is the first time the setting has been inspected since Storal took over the Farley nursery chain two years ago.
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