Not children’s laughter, nor the shadow of adorable toys or educational games for almost 10 days. At the beginning of November, the maternal and child protection service (PMI) suspended the approval of two of the four professionals at the Cocon des bambins orphanage (MAM), in Saulx-les-Chartreux (Essonne). An action that follows up on reports of violence submitted by several parents. At the end of their tenure, two other caregivers completing the staff chose to leave the building.
Maria’s World (first name has been changed) collapsed on October 16. That day, the two nannies who resigned revealed to their husband that their 18-month-old son had experienced violence from his colleagues. “They decided to speak out because the physical violence they experienced was too much to bear,” the mother recalled. As time goes by, we learn more. It’s as if we pulled out a ball of wool and found a pot of roses. »
