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York after-school club 'locked girl in church crypt' | York after-school club 'locked girl in church crypt' |
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Ofsted is investigating after a mother claimed her five-year-old daughter was accidentally locked for two hours in a church crypt while attending an after-school club in York. | Ofsted is investigating after a mother claimed her five-year-old daughter was accidentally locked for two hours in a church crypt while attending an after-school club in York. |
The incident happened last month at the St Paul's Out of School Club, which is held at St Paul's Church. | The incident happened last month at the St Paul's Out of School Club, which is held at St Paul's Church. |
Speaking to the York Press, the unnamed woman said her daughter had been left traumatised by the episode. | Speaking to the York Press, the unnamed woman said her daughter had been left traumatised by the episode. |
The club said it was working with Ofsted in its investigation. | The club said it was working with Ofsted in its investigation. |
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The mother told the newspaper her daughter and another five-year-old girl had gone to the toilet in the basement of the church, just as the children were getting ready for a trip to the cinema during half-term. | The mother told the newspaper her daughter and another five-year-old girl had gone to the toilet in the basement of the church, just as the children were getting ready for a trip to the cinema during half-term. |
The girls were locked in and the lights turned off, she said. | The girls were locked in and the lights turned off, she said. |
'Lost confidence' | 'Lost confidence' |
She said her daughter said she had made a den in a corner and cuddled together with the other girl, but she had been scared and cried for her parents while the pair were alone. | She said her daughter said she had made a den in a corner and cuddled together with the other girl, but she had been scared and cried for her parents while the pair were alone. |
The mother reportedly took her girl to her doctor, who referred her to York's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. | The mother reportedly took her girl to her doctor, who referred her to York's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. |
"When I took my daughter home I realised she wasn't coming round - she was still really withdrawn and quiet, " the mother told the York Press. | "When I took my daughter home I realised she wasn't coming round - she was still really withdrawn and quiet, " the mother told the York Press. |
"She's scared of going to out-of-school club again, she has to sleep with the light on, and she has lost confidence at school." | "She's scared of going to out-of-school club again, she has to sleep with the light on, and she has lost confidence at school." |
In a statement, York Childcare, which runs the after-school club, said: "We take our safeguarding responsibilities very seriously indeed and continue to take the advice of Ofsted with whom we are working during its investigation. | In a statement, York Childcare, which runs the after-school club, said: "We take our safeguarding responsibilities very seriously indeed and continue to take the advice of Ofsted with whom we are working during its investigation. |
"Given that its investigation and our own are not yet concluded we're unable to comment further." | "Given that its investigation and our own are not yet concluded we're unable to comment further." |
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