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| Runcorn's Windmill Hill Nursery girl aged 2 walked off | |
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| A two-year-old girl left a nursery unnoticed and walked half a mile home alone, police have confirmed. | A two-year-old girl left a nursery unnoticed and walked half a mile home alone, police have confirmed. |
| Louise Hilton left Windmill Hill Nursery, Runcorn, at about 13:00 on Wednesday and soon after knocked on her parents' door saying "Mummy, I'm home". | |
| It is believed a door at the nursery was left open by a workman, police said. The nursery has not commented. | |
| Louise's father John, said it was a "shocking ordeal" and called for sackings. | |
| "She got out of school, electric gates and everything, walked half a mile, walked through the woods and was 50 yards away from the canal," said Mr Hilton. | "She got out of school, electric gates and everything, walked half a mile, walked through the woods and was 50 yards away from the canal," said Mr Hilton. |
| "It's so shocking, it's unbelievable that the school cannot even notice she's gone. Anything could have happened. Somebody should be sacked." | "It's so shocking, it's unbelievable that the school cannot even notice she's gone. Anything could have happened. Somebody should be sacked." |
| 'Escaped' | |
| Mr Hilton alerted police who said they have referred the incident to the council. He has since registered his daughter with a different nursery. | |
| A spokesman for Halton Borough Council said: "The council has been providing advice and support to the nursery following notification of the incident." | A spokesman for Halton Borough Council said: "The council has been providing advice and support to the nursery following notification of the incident." |
| The nursery, based at Windmill Hill Primary School, is private and Ofsted-registered. | The nursery, based at Windmill Hill Primary School, is private and Ofsted-registered. |
| A Cheshire Police spokesman said: "At this stage it is believed the child escaped from the nursery after workmen left a door open. | A Cheshire Police spokesman said: "At this stage it is believed the child escaped from the nursery after workmen left a door open. |
| "The child was unharmed and the matter has been referred to the local authority." | "The child was unharmed and the matter has been referred to the local authority." |