Overview
- Parents of an affected child have sued the France 2 production team, alleging it kept abuse footage secret for nine months instead of alerting police.
- A France 2 documentary used hidden cameras to film caregivers harming three- to five-year-olds, including at least one case of sexual coercion.
- The Paris city council approved a €20 million action plan to tighten municipal after-school care, with mandatory two-day basic training starting in September.
- City figures show 78 after-school staff have been suspended since the start of the year, including 31 over suspected sexual abuse.
- Critics cite low pay, no required professional diploma, and widespread temporary contracts as conditions that weaken oversight and slow responses to warnings.