Ofsted inspectors visited the Plymouth setting in May and found the ‘team were unable to work together successfully to protect children from potential harm’.
The inspection was triggered by an incident at the 83-place nursery in February when two children escaped and were reportedly found by police wandering unsupervised near a dual carriageway.
Following this, Busy Bees Childcare launched an investigation into the nursery, which was previously rated outstanding, and notified Ofsted.
Ofsted inspection findings
The Ofsted report states that the ‘manager does not ensure all staff have a good understanding of safeguarding procedures.’
However it acknowledges that at the time, a new manager had recently been appointed. There had also been a ‘large’ number of staff changes in a ‘very short period of time’.
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