In its Ofsted inspection last November, Trent Road Nursery in Grantham was judged 'satisfactory' for the first outcome, 'helping children to be healthy', but inspectors did not find the overall standard of care and education to be good enough (see News, 19 January).
The nursery was rated 'good' at a previous inspection in February 2005. At that time, Ofsted inspectors praised the nursery for its 'well-organised'
staff team and said the nursery had 'comprehensive, well-organised policies and procedures'.
However, Ofsted carried out an unannounced visit on 3 October after a tip-off from worried staff at the Sure Start Grantham local programme which is based next door to the nursery. They raised concerns over issues of staffing and health and safety.
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