Inspected in September, this is the first time in its history that the award winning centre in Corby, Northamptonshire has received a rating of less than Outstanding by the inspectorate.
Ofsted found Pen Green Children’s Centre to be Inadequate in all four areas. Inspectors noted how children were not being kept safe, putting objects such as ‘soil and a pom-pom’ in their mouths. Managers of the setting said they are appealing the outcome.
The setting’s maintained nursery school continues to hold its Outstanding grade after being inspected separately in March.
The news of the centre’s inadequate grade comes months after North Northamptonshire Council announced in February it is to halve the centre’s budget. It is the second time in the space of a year that it has come under threat. Last year, the council threatened to withdraw the centre’s funding, but following a campaign, it backed down at the 11th hour.
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