Nursery World - Nursery Management: Policies

In the wake of the recent spate of terrorist attacks in London and Manchester, some settings are revising their emergency policies. Meredith Jones Russell reports

On 22 March 2017, Khalid Masood drove a car into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge, killing four people and injuring more than 50, before fatally stabbing PC Keith Palmer outside the House of Commons. He was then shot dead by another policeman.

For the London Early Years Foundation, which runs a nursery inside the House of Commons, this terrible event had a direct impact, with staff and children unable to leave until well into the evening. Chief executive June O’Sullivan says, ‘The nursery, with over 40 children, was locked down until 9.30 in the evening. The next day, the team arrived for work at 8am. They felt obligated to be brave and show that they could continue to run a service. They commented about the sense of desolation and eerie quiet as they arrived, but it made them all the more determined to carry on.’

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