A top fee-paying nursery school has asked for more time to make urgent improvements as it fights to stay open.
Hamilton School in Queen’s Road, Aberdeen, was given until yesterday to address “serious concerns” over child medication, and the nutrition and hydration of children in the nursery.
The Care Inspectorate has now confirmed the school’s directors will be allowed until Friday to make the changes.
A Hamilton School spokesman said: “We are complying fully with all the Care Inspectorate recommendations.
“The Care Inspectorate granted additional time because last weekend was a local school holiday in Aberdeen.”
The development comes after Kathlyn Taylor, 65, and a 25-year-old member of nursery staff were charged by police following an investigation into staff conduct.
Police inquiries are continuing into the way the nursery was run.
A new headteacher is in place following a demand from the Care Inspectorate, which launched an immediate inspection after being updated by police.
Education Scotland, which examines classroom standards, was called in to inspect the primary school.
The Care Inspectorate issued an improvement notice on the nursery, where the youngest children are just three months old.
A full and detailed report on its findings will be published in due course but Dr Robert Peat, the Care Inspectorate’s director of inspection, said serious concerns about medication and nutrition had been identified.
Dr Peat said it was important that children with “specific, serious medical conditions” received the right medicine quickly in an emergency.
Parents will also have to be informed “without delay” of any failure to administer medicine.
The nursery also has to ensure that children are provided with help so that their “nutrition and hydration needs” are being met.