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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Nurseries must implement new national guidelines to keep children safe, Labour MP says

Noah Sibanda died aged 14 months at Fairytales Day Nursery in Dudley on December 9 2022 (PA) - (West Midlands Police)

Enhanced DBS checks and new sleeping guidelines must be implemented nationally by nurseries as part of a two-fold plan to help keep children safe, a Labour MP has said.

Sonia Kumar MP last month raised the tragic case in the Commons of her constituent’s son, Noah Sibanda, a 14-month-old who died at Fairtytales Day Nursery in Dudley, after a staff member placed a blanket over his head and repeatedly forced him to sleep.

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