Overview
- A two-year-old was unaccounted for for about an hour at Maybury Primary Early Learning and Childcare Centre on January 16 before his mother found him curled inside a playground grit bin.
- The child was taken to hospital with elevated salt levels and was later discharged after further tests, and his mother has since kept him at home.
- The mother says a previously agreed ‘tag-team supervision’ plan from November was ended without her consent, raising concerns about how oversight lapsed.
- She reports conflicting explanations about the nursery’s CCTV coverage and functionality on the day, leaving unanswered questions about what happened.
- City of Edinburgh Council leader Jane Meagher says urgent measures are now in place, including operational CCTV, extra outdoor staff and a locked grit bin, and the Care Inspectorate confirms it has been notified and is liaising with the provider.