A BRADFORD nursery has been rated inadequate by Ofsted after inspectors found weaknesses in safeguarding and said children were not given an "acceptable quality of education". 

Following the inspection on December 2 last year, inspectors from the education watchdog gave the Nuffy Bear Day Nursery, at Cottingley Manor, on Cottingley New Road, Cottingley, an overall rating of inadequate.

It was also judged to be inadequate in the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development and leadership and management.

After the visit, inspectors also informed the nursery that they would be taking enforcement action in the form of a Welfare Requirement Notice.

The setting is run by Nuffield Health and a spokesperson said the nursery is aiming to make "immediate improvements".

In the report, inspectors said: "Children's health, safety and welfare are compromised due to significant weaknesses in safeguarding practice."

Inspectors also said: "Children are not adequately supervised by staff.

"For example, staff working in the toddler room and pre-school are not deployed effectively.

"They do not remain vigilant and aware of what children are doing during their play.

"This leads to some children walking around the setting aimlessly, becoming bored and frustrated with their friends."

Inspectors also said: "Children do not receive an acceptable quality of education, overall.

"This is because staff working in the toddler room and pre-school do not understand how to support and promote children's learning.

"Staff do not interact and engage effectively with older children during their play and adult-led activities."

They also added: "The manager and leaders do not have a clear enough oversight into the operation of the setting."

The nursery and its staff were praised for how they support babies in the setting.

Inspectors said: "Staff working with babies support their emerging communication and language skills well.

"Staff babble to babies and encourage them to repeat words back during care routines and play.

"However, staff working with older children do not provide them with the same level of opportunities to develop their communication and language skills."

A Nuffield Health spokesperson said: “We are really disappointed to be given this rating from Ofsted.

“We take the outcomes of the report very seriously and we aim to make immediate improvements.

“It is our priority to ensure this happens as quickly as possible so we can provide the best level of care and education to our children, and peace of mind to parents.”

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