A NURSERY which reopened in September last year having being forced into closure after a string of complaints were made by parents requires improvement, says Ofsted.

Little Alligators in Warminster is below the required standard in all areas including effectiveness of leadership and management, quality of teaching, learning and assessment, personal development, behaviour and welfare and outcomes for children.

The report highlights that the organisation of daily routines sometimes means that children are left waiting around with nothing to do and that staff are not sufficiently organised for a planned outdoor activity.

Hazel Plimmer, who took over as nursery manager in January this year, said: “We are such a new nursery so we weren’t expecting to get much better than that.

“The points Ofsted raised are ones we are already aware of and currently working on, so it’s good to know we’re on the same page.

“We didn’t have many children in when they visited so it was difficult to show enough evidence of the areas we had improved.

“It may sound optimistic but we are going for outstanding at our next inspection, because Ofsted picked out lots of positive and we have an action plan in place, which Ofsted is happy with.

“We have a lovely outdoor area here which we are going to improve to make more accessible for the children, which will strengthen one of our weakest areas.”

The nursery, in Market Place, was forced to shut its doors in June after Ofsted received complaints about how children’s behaviour was managed, poor supervision of children, the use of inappropriate language in front of children, poor hygiene and more.

The report does pick out a number of positive aspects at the nursery including effective safeguarding and how children build good relationships with staff who are ‘warm and nurturing’ in their approach, but not enough to make it good in the inspector's opinion.

An Ofsted spokesman said: “Ofsted suspended the nursery’s registration last year because of complaints made that suggested children could be at risk of harm.

“It was lifted once Ofsted was satisfied with the improvement plans set out by the nursery. The nursery was found to require improvement during its inspection earlier this year because of issues relating to children’s learning and development.

“As the nursery is rated 'requires improvement' it will be re-inspected within 12 months.”