A NURSERY that was forced into closure by Ofsted earlier this year after a string of serious complaints were made by parents has reopened.

Little Alligators Nursery in Market Place, Warminster, 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.

Nicola Young, director of the nursery which reopened on Monday (September 26), said big improvements have been made since Ofsted suspended its registration.

She said: “The nursery was closed due to allegations of failing to meet welfare requirements, but Ofsted have carried out a thorough and exhaustive investigation and are satisfied that all welfare requirements have been and will continue to be met by the nursery.

“During this period of closure, Little Alligators Nursery has worked closely with Ofsted and Wiltshire Council to ensure the nursery can maintain the standards required and find ways to make the nursery an even better environment for providing care to young children.

“The nursery has opened with a new layout. We have a toddlers’ room which will accommodate two year olds and upwards and a pre-school room which will prepare the children for school.

“The children will grow within the nursery based upon individual assessment of their abilities, allowing each child to develop in their own way.

“The nursery also has a new CCTV system in place to safeguard children and staff.”

Other complaints made by parents included low staff to child ratios, the use of mobile phones by staff, the effectiveness of risk assessments and the safety of equipment.

A spokesperson for Ofsted said: “At a monitoring visit on September 7 we found the provider had revised and made improvements to the setting’s policies and procedures.

“The provider and manager had attended training and further training is scheduled. Support and advice had been sought from key staff within the local authority which resulted in focused improvement plans.

“We are satisfied with the action taken by the provider and we took the decision to lift the suspension.

“The provider has provided evidence to demonstrate sufficient improvement has been made; a further monitoring visit will be conducted in the near future to ensure the day-to-day practice meets welfare requirements.”

The opening hours at the nursery will remain the same, from 7.30am to 6pm, 50 weeks a year.