The death was initially treated as not suspicious until concerns were raised following an Ofsted inspection.
Now, after years without proper answers, justice will finally be served. But for the grieving mother, nothing can undo the events of that day.
“This isn’t about education or safe sleeping, it’s about the fact that there are people in these nurseries that seem to be so fixated on trying to get children to be quiet and to sleep. It’s dangerous, it’s reckless, it’s malicious, it’s just mean.”
Following Noah’s death, the education watchdog Ofsted issued the site a month’s deadline to ensure staff received training that specifically addressed the care of babies. The nursery was also ordered to review their procedures around safe sleeping.
However, Ofsted found Fairytales Day Nursery was “no longer suitable to be registered” and shut it down on 18 April 2023. The Fairytales Day Nursery on St James Road, which was also run by Latewood, was also shut down.