Parents of baby girl killed at nursery fear unsafe sleeping ‘rife’ in sector across England
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Key context: <p>Katie and John Meehan say responses to campaign they launched after death of daughter Genevieve must be ‘wake-up call’</p><p>The parents of a nine-month-old girl who died after being placed in an unsafe sleeping position at nursery said they feared poor practice may be “rife” across England.</p><p>Genevieve Meehan suffocated when she was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/jun/20/parents-of-genevieve-meehan-baby-killed-at-nursery-call-for-mandatory-cctv">strapped face down</a> to a beanbag for an hour and 37 minutes at a nursery in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, in May 2022.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/09/parents-baby-killed-in-care-poor-practice-rife-nurseries-england">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Katie and John Meehan say responses to campaign they launched after death of daughter Genevieve must be ‘wake-up call’The parents of a nine-month-old girl who died after being placed in an unsafe sleeping position at nursery said they feared poor practice may be “rife” across England.Genevieve Meehan suffocated when she was strapped face down to a beanbag for an hour and 37 minutes at a nursery in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, in May 2022. Continue reading...
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