Nurseries must implement new national guidelines to keep children safe, Labour MP says
Labour MP Sonia Kumar has called for new national guidelines to enhance child safety in nurseries following the tragic death of a 14-month-old boy. The proposed measures include enhanced DBS checks and standardized sleeping guidelines to prevent similar incidents. Kumar emphasized the importance of accountability in nursery management to ensure children's safety.
- ▪Enhanced DBS checks and new sleeping guidelines are proposed to improve child safety in nurseries.
- ▪The call for these measures follows the death of Noah Sibanda at a Dudley nursery.
- ▪There were nearly 20,000 reports of serious childcare incidents in English nurseries over five years, a 40% increase from previous years.
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NewsUKHome NewsNurseries must implement new national guidelines to keep children safe, Labour MP says‘You would never want your child to be in a situation where you are dropping them off to not have them return,’ Labour MP tells The IndependentMaryam Zakir-Hussain Tuesday 19 May 2026 22:28 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2967268","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/nursery-safeguarding-sonia-kumar-cctv-dbs-b2967268.html","title":"Nurseries must implement new guidelines to protect children, Labour MP says"}}open…
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