The BBC Panaroma programme, available to watch on iPlayer, claims thousands of children are being harmed by nursery staff as settings ‘manipulate’ Ofsted inspections.
It suggests that since Ofsted moved to giving early years settings notice of an inspection, the number of reports of incidents to children has increased, referring to the tragic death of Genevieve Meehan following an incident at Tiny Toes Nursery in Stockport, and incidents involving two other separate children while attending their nursery.
However, Ofsted explained to Nursery World that ‘incidents risk assessed as needing urgent action increased in 2021/22 due to children returning to settings after Covid lockdown’.
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