Katrina Wilson has been found guilty of force-feeding a child and dragging and forcing another on to a sleep mat, by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).
The 25-year-old also repeatedly splashed water on a one-year-old and inappropriately moved and handled a child.
The offences took place between July 2013 and March 2014 when she worked at Hummingbird House Nursery in Dunblane, owned by nursery group Bertram.
Following a conduct hearing, the SSSC ruled that Ms Wilson had committed misconduct, and as such will be removed from the ‘Register for Practitioners in a Day Care of Children Service’.
The SSSC registers key groups of social service workers in Scotland. This includes people working in social work, social care and early years.
A decision notice from the SSSC states, ‘Abusive behaviour by a social service worker is a breach of trust and confidence for social service users.
‘Force feeding, inappropriately handling, splashing, dragging and forcefully pushing service users are all behaviours likely to cause injury, distress and fear, putting service users at risk of physical, emotional and psychological harm.’
Ms Wilson, who has denied the misconduct, is appealing the decision.
A spokesperson for the nursery said, ‘It is not appropriate for us to discuss individual cases, but at all times the care and well-being of the children in our care is paramount. Our staff work to the highest standards of national childcare and there are strict disciplinary procedures in place for anyone who breaches these.’
Last month, Nursery World reported that a former nursery nurse, alleged to have abused and harmed a child, was to appear in front of a Scottish Social Services Council conduct hearing.
In a separate case, Samantha Wilson was accused of tying up a child in order to force feed him on four occasions between August and October 2012.
However, earlier this month the SSSC determined that no misconduct took place.
