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Nursery shut over child fractures | |
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Five people have been questioned by detectives after three toddlers at a day nursery suffered broken bones. | |
One boy who attended the Rocking Horse Day Nursery on Station Road in Plumtree, Nottinghamshire, had a broken leg, police said. | |
All of the children are between one and two years old. Ofsted has shut the nursery while police investigate. | |
Two people have been arrested and released on police bail, while three were questioned under caution. | |
In a statement Nottinghamshire Police said: "This matter began in mid-August 2009 after a child who attended the Rocking Horse Nursery in Plumtree was taken to hospital with an unexplained fracture. | |
We have taken immediate steps to ensure the safety of children by suspending the provider's registration Ofsted spokesperson | |
"In line with the child protection protocol, that child was referred to the Children's Services department, who in turn referred the matter to Nottinghamshire Police. | |
"Subsequent inquiries have so far established that two further children who attended the Rocking Horse Nursery had also suffered unexplained fractures this year, and detectives from Nottinghamshire Police's Child Abuse Investigation Unit are working with Ofsted and Children's Services to establish the cause of these injuries." | |
An Ofsted spokesperson said: "We have received reports of a number of injuries to children attending Rocking Horse Nursery and we are working closely with other agencies to investigate and determine the circumstances. | An Ofsted spokesperson said: "We have received reports of a number of injuries to children attending Rocking Horse Nursery and we are working closely with other agencies to investigate and determine the circumstances. |
"While the investigation is ongoing, we have taken immediate steps to ensure the safety of children by suspending the provider's registration. | "While the investigation is ongoing, we have taken immediate steps to ensure the safety of children by suspending the provider's registration. |
"This means that the nursery is closed until further notice. We will review this situation once all investigations have been concluded." | "This means that the nursery is closed until further notice. We will review this situation once all investigations have been concluded." |
The nursery's licence has been suspended for six weeks. | |
Director of the nursery Bryn Orme said: "This is an ongoing investigation by police and Ofsted. | |
"We are unable to make any comment at this time, save to say we are fully co-operating with all the agencies concerned." | |
Rocking Horse Nursery opened in 2004 and is one of the largest of eight nurseries run by The Rocking Horse Nurseries Ltd. | Rocking Horse Nursery opened in 2004 and is one of the largest of eight nurseries run by The Rocking Horse Nurseries Ltd. |
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The nursery has been closed by Ofsted | The nursery has been closed by Ofsted |