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Vincent Chan: Parents demand answers over how nursery became 'perfect hunting ground' for paedophile
Families representing 52 children demand legal action and sector-wide reforms including mandatory CCTV and two-adult supervision after a former employee was jailed for 18 years.
- Last month, Vincent Chan, a former Bright Horizons employee, was jailed for 18 years after admitting 56 offences at the Finchley Road nursery.
- Families of affected children say Chan was able to commit his crimes because safeguarding failed, calling Bright Horizons Finchley Road Nursery the perfect hunting ground for a predator, while parents told Leigh Day they raised concerns about staffing and supervision that were not addressed.
- Investigators uncovered more than 25,000 indecent images, including videos of children being assaulted at the nursery, with a whistleblower saying Chan filmed a child falling asleep to entertain colleagues.
- Families are meeting Bridget Phillipson on Tuesday to call for safeguarding reforms and prosecutions against nursery management, represented by Leigh Day with 52 affected families.
- An expert advisory group will develop CCTV guidance, as the Government's December review considers mandatory use in early years settings, with Olivia Bailey warning of misuse risks.
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The Independent (US)Families of children abused by nursery paedophile hit out at safeguarding failings
Vincent Chan was jailed for 18 years for molesting young children in a campaign of sexual abuse dubbed “every parent’s worst nightmare”
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