Nursery World - TV show exposes malpractice in Ireland

An undercover investigation by Irish TV channel RTÉ has exposed the mistreatment of children at a nursery group in the country.

RTÉ Investigates: Creches, Behind Closed Doors, which aired at the end of last month, revealed poor standards of care and serious breaches of regulations within three of Hyde & Seek Childcare’s four settings, including the mishandling of children.

It comes six years after RTÉ’s Breach of Trustprogramme which uncovered below-standard care and mistreatment of children at three Dublin crèches – Giraffe Childcare and Early Learning Centre in Belarmine, Links Childcare in Abingdon and Little Harvard Crèche and Montessori in Rathnew.

Owned by Anne and Peter Davy and daughter Siobhan Davy, Hyde & Seek Childcare’s crèches are located across Dublin city centre and cater for children from three months to the age of 12. The programme featured Tolka Road, Shaw Street and Glasnevin, the last of which went unregistered for 14 months with Tusla, the Irish equivalent of Ofsted.

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