Two children reportedly suffer broken bones in one month at Gosport nursery - what have Ofsted said?
Ofsted inspectors previously warned that accidents “can go unnoticed”.
Children at a struggling nursery in Gosport have been coming away from the pre-school with broken bones, according to reports.
Earlier this year, Little Explorers in Heritage Way terminated the places of more han 40 pre-school children who were moving up to primary school in September. It came in the aftermath of a poor Ofsted inspection, which highlighted issues with safeguarding failures, health and safety concerns, and special educational needs not being met.
Last month, a welfare regulations notice was served by the education watchdog - a legal notice requiring Little Explorers to make set improvements. However, further issues have since arisen.
A source close to the nursery has now told The News that two children suffered broken bones at the education centre in the past month, sparking major concerns about welfare.
One other source, who wished to remain anonymous, reiterated the same fears. They said: “Ofsted has already pointed out how children aren’t necessarily safe at Little Explorers. It’s worrying to think that a child could be dropped off perfectly healthy, and end the day in A&E.
“I don’t think I would want to send a child there, given everything that has happened so far this year.”
The welfare regulations notice for Little Explorers instructed the nursery to “ensure that leaders with governance demonstrate a clear knowledge and understanding of their roles and responsibilities,” as well as to improve understanding of accident and injury procedures, where major issues had been found.
On July 23, Little Explorers told Ofsted that these improvements have now been made. The education watchdog has not confirmed whether or not any incidents have been reported to them.
In the most recent report, invesigators Kelli Wiseman and Nicole Atkinson said: “Staff do not remain sufficiently alert and often leave children without supervision while they are eating. This lack of vigilance also means that accidents can go unnoticed, placing children at risk because they are not consistently supervised during these times.”
A spokesperson for Ofsted said: “We don’t comment on individual nurseries or concerns, but we take all complaints seriously and carefully consider if any action is required.”