These are shocking videos, where we can see bullying, humiliation, by childminders on babies. The MAM (childminders’ house) “Minis Pouss” in Montceau-les-Mines (Saône-et-Loire) closed its doors in July 2024, but the families are demanding justice for their children.
“This mess isn’t over, shut your mouths!“, “and you over there, what is that! Your mattress is wet with tears“, “he’s stuck in his hole, what do I do? Do I take him out or not?“. These are humiliating, mocking words, spoken under the children’s tears, by employees of the “Minis Pouss” childminders’ home in Montceau-les-Mines (Saône-et-Loire). Shocking scenes, recorded in videos that France 3 Bourgogne was able to consult.
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Bullying by childminders
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Rachida, a childminder, has been part of the MAM since its opening in December 2023. She is even at the origin of the project. But at the beginning of June 2024, she decides to leave the structure.I didn’t get along with my colleagues and didn’t approve of their working methods.“.
She then shares the videos that blame her ex-colleagues to the parents. At the same time, she makes a report to the Maternal and Child Protection Service (PMI).Following this, the other two employees were suspended, and my accreditation was revoked. I wanted to do things right, by reporting facts that could be described as mistreatment. In the end, I was the one who lost everything, unlike them“.
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Childminders’ bullying of children
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Childminders’ bullying of children
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Parents are still in shock
For parents, the discovery of these videos is a shock.The day the establishment closed, we discovered videos where children were psychologically abused, humiliated. Things that are completely absurd and inappropriate in a professional environment.“, laments Justine, mother of Ayden, 9 months.
Imène, the mother of Iliès, 1 year old, is just as stunned.When I took my child, he screamed, he didn’t want to come in. At first, I thought it was because he wanted to stay with us. We didn’t ask any questions because they welcomed us with a smile. We didn’t suspect that behind all that, there were a lot of things going on.”.
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“We said to ourselves: no, not here… not in Montceau-les-Mines”
Josiane BerardJosiane Bérard, deputy in charge of Health and Early Childhood at the town hall of Montceau-les-Mines
As soon as the elected officials became aware of the facts, “we have taken the decision to order a closure so that there is no more contact between children and childminders, says Josiane Bérard, deputy in charge of Health and Early Childhood at the town hall of Montceau-les-Mines. We immediately supported the families because they were in disarray. We tried to quickly find a new way of looking after the children. And we offered the parents meetings with a psychologist, so that they could get rid of their worries and fears.”
LamThe “Minis Pouss” childminders’ home (MAM) opened its doors in December 2023, in the former premises of the Suzanne-Valadon nursery school, closed since 2022. At the time, the city had invested 85,000 euros for the renovation. The Departmental Council, after consulting the Maternal and Child Protection (PMI) service, gave its approval on December 4, 2023.
Following the report to the PMI, the town of Montceau-les-Mines informs its residents that, by decree of the mayor, the Childcare Assistants’ House, the Minis Pouss, has been closed “for non-compliant actions against children” July 2, 2024.
Four complaints were filed by parents at the Montceau-les-Mines police station. An investigation with the Maternal and Child Protection Service is underway.
In his book “Les Ogres”, published Wednesday, September 18 by Flammarion, journalist Victor Castanet reveals the excesses of certain private daycare centers, in particular “People & Baby”. A shock wave, the effects of which are also being felt in Burgundy, through the liberation of speech.