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Marie Sharp

East Lothian nursery faces investigation after withdrawing places for children

A nursery group at the centre of an E-Coli outbreak is facing an investigation after it withdrew places from two children with additional support needs (ASN), due to a lack of staff.

Bright Stars, which took over four nurseries in East Lothian in June this year, had its 1140 hours funding withdrawn by the local authority after concerns were raised over its policy towards ASN children.

Now the Care Inspectorate has confirmed it is investigating a complaint made by a parent about one of the nurseries.

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