Overview

• The SNPPE lodged the complaint with the Paris public prosecutor alleging fraud against public bodies and obstruction of union rights.
• The union’s case cites the Igas report published in June detailing care-quality failures, false declarations, financial anomalies and a lack of cooperation by the company.
• An updated edition of Victor Castanet’s book Les Ogres is referenced for claims that facilities hosted children well beyond regulatory capacity.
• Union leaders say they have received numerous reports from employees and stress the impact on children, families and staff.
• La Maison bleue’s chief executive Claire Laot says a transformation plan is underway and that employee welfare is a priority, while the SNPPE is also joining Anticor’s 2024 complaint against People & Baby.