Overview

• Partou Barnwood Day Nursery on Barnwood Road was closed with immediate effect on Monday, October 13.
• Ofsted temporarily suspended the nursery's registration to practise and said it will monitor the suspension with other agencies.
• The incident involves a single staff member who was suspended and is now subject to a Gloucestershire Police investigation.
• The parents of the child involved were informed promptly and are receiving support from the provider.
• Partou, which operates more than 100 nurseries in the UK, says it is cooperating with authorities, and the length of the closure is not yet known.