A pre-school has been told it needs to improve after children were left outside by themselves and weaknesses were seen in teaching.
Lady Bay Pre-School has been judged to be inadequate - the lowest possible rating - following an inspection by Ofsted.
Based in All Hallows Church Hall, in Pierrepont Road, the pre-school was visited on April 4 by Ofsted and it was judged to be inadequate in all four areas inspected.
The report said leadership was weak, supervision was poor and children were not making enough progress. It had previously been rated as requiring improvement.
However, the report did praise the school for its planned activities which keep the children occupied.
The school was given until May 9 to make a number of improvements.
Judith Rayner, the inspector, said: "The committee and manager have not satisfactorily addressed the actions raised at the last inspection.
"There are still significant weaknesses in the quality of teaching. As a result, children are not supported well enough to learn as much as they can.
"The activities staff provide are mundane and do not capture children's interest. As a result, young children often wander around the play areas by themselves.
"Although staff are well qualified, their teaching is weak. They do not set high enough expectations of children. Staff miss many spontaneous opportunities to interact and engage with all children."
Despite this, staff were praised for being "well qualified" as well as sharing information with parents.
However, the inspector was worried about children's safety on some occasions.
She said: "The manager does not deploy staff well enough to ensure children's safety is always maintained. For example, staff go inside to collect resources and tissues and leave children outside by themselves.
"Children who require extra support are not given sufficient privacy or support to learn to manage their self-care and toilet routines appropriately. Some children hide behind doors to change their soiled clothing.
"That said, children benefit from regular opportunities for physical activity outside and enjoy healthy snacks of fresh fruit and vegetables. Overall, children behave well and are settled. Sometimes, children work cooperatively to help tidy away the toys after playing."
The pre-school caters for children from aged two to four and currently has 20 children on roll.
The school was contacted for a comment.
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