PHOTOS: Troubled Colne nursery now in safe hands

A Colne nursery that was last year threatened with closure is going from strength to strength thanks to an extensive investment.
By Rebecca Cohen
Published 8th May 2013, 16:23 BST
Safehands Nursery School on Derby St in Colne will hold an open door event throughout the week. Alfie Wynne (4).Safehands Nursery School on Derby St in Colne will hold an open door event throughout the week. Alfie Wynne (4).
Safehands Nursery School on Derby St in Colne will hold an open door event throughout the week. Alfie Wynne (4).

Formerly known as the Little People of Colne, Safehands Green Start Nursery, in Derby Street, was one of six nurseries across Lancashire and Cumbria to be acquired back in January as part of a £2.5million deal.

The site had been slammed by Ofsted inspectors in August 2012, following an inspection in July. It had failed in 16 out of 17 categories and was given a Notice to Improve by the watchdog.

To see what improvements have been made by Safehands bosses, and learn more about the upcoming Nursery Open Week, see this Friday’s Colne Times.

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