Alack of proper supervision can mean serious harm to children. The Vanessa George serious case review into sexual abuse of children found that a lack of formal staff supervision at Little Ted’s nursery in Plymouth contributed to catastrophic safeguarding failings. Over six months, George made more than 100 indecent images of children, and also admitted seven sex assaults. Warning signs included her showing hardcore pornographic images of adults on her mobile phone to staff, and open discussion of her sex life, using crude language, which was allowed to become the norm. The review found that staff were worried about the developing culture, but felt they had nowhere to take their concerns.
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