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sweetgirl Wrote: > i'll leave the rest to your imaginations... all will be revealed in time! I think all Oak Tree Nursery parents agree that very, *very* substantial changes are required; and many of us are aware of some serious issues with the nursery (beyond issues with the door). A group of current Oak Tree Nursery parents are trying hard to get a much better nursery up-and-running ASAP at Oak Tree (although that might take a while). From now on, if you care about getting the best nursery up and running as quickly as possible, please can I ask people to resist the temptation to feed the media? i.e. if the media call you then please consider saying "thanks but no thanks". The media's continued involvement in this issue is likely to just add noise and panic and really isn't conducive to a level-headed, constructive conversation between the parties who are directly involved with the nursery (i.e. the parents and OFSTED). Many elements in the media simply don't care about getting a good nursery up and running. All they care about is telling the best "story" to maximise their audience (no matter if that story contains significant flaws). Their interests conflict with the interests of the parents, so - as a parent - I'd ask folks to please not feed the media anything more. Please note that I'm certainly not arguing for censorship or "keeping quiet". I'm just asking that, instead of sending info to the media, please use the official channels for communicating complaints about the nursery. This seems like the best chance to get a great nursery up and running as quickly as possible.

This is little short of a catastrophe. There will be a sudden flood of kids (including my daughter) all looking for a new nursery, which will result in lots of kids simply not finding a place for months. This appears to be a textbook lose-lose situation. If OFSTED's decision was at all influenced by the media attention then they should be ashamed of themselves for not even attempting to make an objective decision based on evidence rather than emotion. I maintain hope that OFSTED are better than that. I suppose we'll learn more when the email is sent later tonight. I, for one, will certainly help the nursery with any appeal.

Clearly the nursery made a very serious mistake by allowing a child to wonder out of the premises, and they need to demonstrate that they have put measures in place to make sure it doesn't happen again (adding a spring to the gate and the front door would be a good start). If it had been my daughter then I would have been very upset indeed. My thoughts are definitely with you, sweetgirl. However, I think it would be a disaster if the nursery closed. Our daughter has been there for a year and is happy there. She is often full of joy when I collect her from nursery. Yes, the atmosphere isn't quite as friendly as it was before Christmas. But some members of staff are genuinely excellent and I'd hate their moral to be crushed by this event. I also think the ITV report was unfair and the angle they took was a little scare mongering. Frankly I'd be worried if the nursery had welcomed in a couple of random people (the presenter and the camera operator) with a video camera when the nursery had kids inside. I certainly hope that OFSTED have more sense than to let the media influence their decision.