It just goes to show that you can't believe everything you read in the paper... Our 3 year old boy goes to this nursery (has done for 18 months). There is no sign of a finger printing entry system. The whole nursery has undergone a refurbishment costing ?80k+ rather than ?80k being spent on a security system. This included redecoration of all rooms, new equipment and a brilliant new outside space. As for the fencing (and I read a comment in another paper about it being 6ft plus security fencing...), it is just ordinary sized garden fencing which replaced some fairly worn out fencing of the same size - Nelly's has exactly the same size fencing! The media coverage has been completely over the top. EDMummy - there are checks in place for pick ups by non-parents. My wife's father was challenged by the staff when he had to do a pick up (despite him doing it a number of times before) and was made to wait in the office while the staff verified his identity against the authorised pick up list that they have. He is an Ofsted inspector and was pleasntly surprised that they did what they are meant to do as he says so many places do not. There isn't a particularly high turnover of staff in my experience. Don't get me wrong, Asquith could do some things better like improving communication with parents, but our boy loves it, the staff are attentive to the kids and the refurb is excellent.
