'Inadequate' pre-school comes under fire for 'putting children at risk'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA pre-school in Rochdale has been scorned by Ofsted in a recent inspection for putting ‘children at risk’ and having ‘failures in leadership and management’.
Newbold Community Pre-School was previously rated as ‘Good’ by the watchdog before an inspection on June 20 found them ‘Inadequate’ in all areas.
The Milnrow Road venue has a new manager in place who the inspector stated has not been briefed properly and is unaware of health and safety requirements, such as required training for those preparing food for children. “Gaps in the leadership and management of this setting impact on children's safety,” the report published on July 31 said. Join our WhatsAp p Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link “Arrangements for the supervision of staff are not effective.
The provider has not ensured that the manager is aware of her role in undertaking the supervision of staff.” A key issue highlighted in the report was around safeguarding, which found that management were unable to ensure all staff are suitable and able to keep children safe.
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