Last December, a member of staff at the Kindercare Nursery in Blackpool, Lancashire, reported overhearing nursery assistant Sarah Frisch threaten two-year-old Xavier Waters. Following the allegation, Ms Frisch, 21, was suspended from her job and a two-week internal investigation began.
Busy Bees, the nursery chain that owns the Kindercare brand, also reported the incident to the police, who investigated it as a child protection matter. Ofsted and social services were also informed.
The internal investigation failed to find conclusive evidence that the incident had taken place. Ms Frisch denied flushing the child's head in the toilet, but admitted that she had made the threat.
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