'Unsafe' West Bromwich nursery gets rating of inadequate
A West Bromwich nursery is not vetting its staff before leaving them alone with children, and its premises are not safe, school inspectors found.
Bundles of Joy Day Nursery in Old Meeting Street was rated inadequate by Ofsted inspectors.
And it was told it was failing to give children an acceptable standard of early years education. The nursery, which has 36 children, was last inspected in 2010 when it was rated as good. It is now not meeting the compulsory or voluntary requirements of the childcare register.
Inspector Parm Sansoyer visited the nursery in November and found that the safeguarding requirements the nursery must adhere to were not being met.
She said: "Not all staff caring for children are suitability vetted before leaving them alone with children.
"The premises are not safe and fit for purpose, putting children at risk from hazards and faulty equipment."
The inspector found trailing wires, uncovered electric sockets, crumbling skirting boards and a broken wall vent which had not been identified by staff as a risk.
She said the educational programmes on offer to the children do not adequately cover all areas of learning in enough depth. She said: "Staff have a poor knowledge of the learning and development requirements.
"Consequently, children are not well prepared for the next stage of learning."
The inspector found that the numerous staff changes at the nursery had meant that care practices differed widely, and that this resulted in a lack of support for the children's emotional welfare.
Ms Sansoyer said: "Leadership and management at all levels and self evaluation are weak and have too little impact."
Ofsted inspectors will visit it again within the year. No-one at the nursery was available to comment.
