A Jewish nursery in Golders Green has been forced to close pending an Ofsted investigation. 

Golders Green Synagogue's Little Goldies nursery, which was rated 'good' by inspectors last year, closed on January 13. Further details about the allegations have not been released. 

Steven Wilson, chief executive of the United Synagogue, told the JC: "Safeguarding is of the utmost importance to the United Synagogue in all of its settings. 

"Ofsted has suspended Little Goldies’ Ofsted registration and, as a result, the nursery has been closed since January 13. 

"The United Synagogue is working closely with the lay leadership of Golders Green Synagogue and the relevant authorities and we know the closure has caused significant disruption to Little Goldies families for which we are extremely sorry. Given there is an ongoing investigation we cannot comment any further at this stage."

An Ofsted spokesperson said: "We can confirm that we inspected the nursery on 10 January following a risk assessment. We have since suspended the nursery’s registration and are working closely with other agencies."