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Nursery re-opens after tragedy

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A Wimbledon nursery, which is under investigation after a 22-month-old girl died following an incident at the setting in August, has re-opened today.

Dicky Birds Nursery on Dundonald Road in Wimbledon had its registration suspended while Ofsted carried out an investigation of the setting after one of the children in its care fell unconscious and later died in hospital.

The nursery re-opened today after being closed for two weeks following the incident, which took place on 9.30am on 23 August.

Metropolitan Police confirmed that police in Merton are continuing with their investigation into the death and that no arrests have been made.

Rated good by Ofsted last year, the nursery is one of six settings in the Dicky Bird group, owned by Rachel Berry, with other nurseries in Wimbledon, Raynes Park, New Malden and Surbiton, all in South-West London.

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