Nursery World - Film could prompt inspection changes

One of the UK's largest nursery chains, Nord Anglia, said last week that it is reviewing its procedures after secret television footage filmed at one of its nurseries revealed severe breaches of care and bad practice. Petits Enfants nursery in Teddington, London, one of a nine-strong group bought by Nord Anglia last September, was featured in 'Nurseries Undercover', which tracked reporter Lizz Brown working as a volunteer in three private day nurseries.

Petits Enfants nursery in Teddington, London, one of a nine-strong group bought by Nord Anglia last September, was featured in 'Nurseries Undercover', which tracked reporter Lizz Brown working as a volunteer in three private day nurseries.

The programme attracted seven million viewers on 12 August, the largest audience for a BBC current affairs programme this year.

It showed staff at Petits Enfants breaching basic hygiene regulations. A worker there told the BBC that there had been no soap or cleaning materials in some of the toilets for months.

A Nord Anglia spokeswoman said, 'This is obviously unacceptable and we very much regret it,' adding that the company was reviewing procedures 'to evaluate the course of action'.

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