Parents and former teachers have told the Ministry of Education that the owner and manager of a childcare centre in Feilding locked toddlers in rooms, fed children moudly food and smacked them.
The Pitter Patter Education Centre had its licence suspended for three weeks in November while the Ministry investigated complaints spanning at least five years.
The centre has since re-opened although the investigation is continuing and complaints have been passed onto the police.
Charlotte Cook reports.
The Teaching Council says it is in the early stages of considering the information about the childcare centre and is still deciding its next steps. It would not comment further.
