STAFF at a nursery near Tetbury, now closed by Ofsted, failed to protect a child who fell from a slide, the education watchdog’s report revealed.

The incident is one of the many observations which led Ofsted to close The Stable Nursery in Tetbury Upton on Monday, September 18 over fears that children were “at risk of harm”.

The education watchdog this month published a detailed report of an inspection by Champa Miah that took place on September 6, less than two weeks before the nursery was closed.

The pre-school, owned by Steph Uren under the company Holistic Childcare Ltd, worked with 50 children and families and employed 15 staff.

The Ofsted report, published on Tuesday, October 10, concluded that staff did not safeguard children, that partnership with parents was poor, that children did not progress well and that staff were not supervised well.

Inspector Miah’s report wrote: “(Staff) are unable to identify risks to children to ensure children are protected. For example, staff did not intervene to prevent a young child sustaining an injury when they fell from a slide placed on a concrete surface.”

It noted that “constant staff changes and limited records about children’s learning” meant that staff knew very little about the children and were unable to meet their needs.

Inspector Miah said the manager failed to improve the nursery since the damning Ofsted report in May, which first rated the pre-school as ‘inadequate’.

The inspector wrote: “Self-evaluation is weak as the manager does not identify areas for improvement independently and relies solely on the findings of the last inspection report.”

The pre-school was first inspected this year in April after Ofsted received a complaint that raised concerns about children’s access to food and drink, planning for children’s development, and staff’s understanding of safeguarding.

This led to a report of ‘inadequate’ that noted some equipment and areas of the premises were not fit for purpose. It pointed out that children accessed stagnant water outdoors and that some areas and equipment were dirty and broken.

Later in May, Ofsted carried out another visit to the nursery and reported that it was "satisfied with the improvements made".

But after the nursery was re-inspected last month, Ofsted ordered The Stable Nursery to close.

Last week, Cornwall Live reported that Falmouth nursery First Friends, also owned by Ms Uren, was closed by Ofsted for similar reasons.

The Standard earlier this month published claims by a former worker that staff were not paid on time and that there was a toxic work culture.

Ms Uren’s company Holistic Childcare Ltd appears to owe nearly £60,000 to creditors and has been threatened with being struck off at Companies House three times in three years because it was late filing accounts or annual return paperwork.

The Standard has contacted Ms Uren for comment but no response has been received yet. She has previously refused to comment on stories about the nursery's 'inadequate' Ofsted report and about its closure.