PRESS STATEMENT – LEGAL ACTION AGAINST NURSERY ENDED, FOLLOWING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE CARE INSPECTORATE INVESTIGATION

PRESS STATEMENT issued on behalf of Nadia El-Nakla and her husband Humza Yousaf

Following discussions, the following joint statement was agreed between parties Nadia El-Nakla and Sword Nursery Ltd, the proprietors of Little Scholars Day Nursery, Lawers Drive, Panmure Field Village, Broughty Ferry, Dundee.

“Following discussions, parties have agreed to bring an end to these proceedings. No legal expenses will be paid by either party to the other. Sword Nursery Ltd acknowledges the previous findings of the Care Inspectorate identifying administrative changes necessary to manage admission requests in a more transparent and equitable manner. Those changes have been implemented in full. As a result of court proceedings being halted parties can confirm there has been and will be no judicial finding against either party.

Solicitor Aamer Anwar acting on behalf of Nadia and Humza stated:-

“It was a tough decision, but as a mother and father they believe it’s the right one.  Nadia and Humza, first and foremost are loving parents who like any others would do anything to protect their children. They only ever wanted the nursery to accept the findings of the ‘Independent Care Inspectorate’ investigation and for the nursery to make changes.

 The Nursery owner’s may wish to say that they were prepared 100% to go to court, but this was a joint agreement reached and on their acknowledgement of the findings of an independent investigation and implementing the necessary changes in full. The Nursery by their own admission have acknowledged changes were required to make the admissions process more “transparent and equitable” and that is the very least any young child is entitled to expect from an educational establishment in Scotland, no matter who their parent is or whatever their background Nadia believes that as a mother she was justified in raising this legal action, she felt deeply hurt and hopes that as a result real change will take place.

 The matter is now at end and there will be no further comment.”