Five months after downgrading Cherubs, Ofsted now considers the setting to be ‘good’, meaning its funding is restored and managers are no longer facing closure.
In a summary of the latest report’s findings, the inspector stated,'Parents are very happy with the care provided for their children. They describe the staff as "amazing", "brilliant" and "fantastic".’
In its October report, the watchdog criticised the pre-school over what it said were mobile phone safeguarding issues. It claimed staff put children at risk by sending photos of the children on personal mobiles to parents.
Married couple Cindy and Steve Fox, who run the setting from a village hall in Linton, near Maidstone, Kent, have complained to the Ofsted ombudsman, insisting that the inspector made an error on the facts and only the official setting mobile was used.
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