Our thanks to Sue for this. Extracts:

“Mathewson was arrested and charged a short time later. When police arrived at the home, she had 15 children aged under 12 in her care, as well as 10 children under primary school age and two children under the age of one.” [J4MB: 27 children.]

An internal Care Inspectorate probe found Mathewson, who was been licensed to look after eight children under the age of 16 at any one time, had been tipped off about inspections by an unknown staff member…

An unannounced visit by the Care Inspectorate in August 2023 rated areas including care, learning and the setting as “very good”, praising her “warmth, kindness and nurturing approach”.

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