Nursery World - 'Train all childcarers to spot abuse signs'

All childcarers should be trained to spot signs of child abuse and to report their suspicions to their local authority, says a leading charity. The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) was responding to the case of six-year-old Lauren Wright, whose stepmother Tracey and father Craig were last week found guilty of manslaughter for her death in May 2000.

The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) was responding to the case of six-year-old Lauren Wright, whose stepmother Tracey and father Craig were last week found guilty of manslaughter for her death in May 2000.

Norfolk Social Services admitted that mistakes had been made and that chances to save Lauren were missed. Its director, David Wright, said, 'It is a clear case of human errors and no-one can feel worse about it than we do.'

He added that in the month Lauren died, social services took into care 11 other children from the same part of Norfolk 'for similar reasons of abuse and neglect'.

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