A childcare worker broke down in tears as she told a tribunal how her life had been ‘ruined’ after she was ‘wrongly blamed’ for leaving an 18-month old toddler unsupervised outside a crèche for 10 minutes.
Laura Johnston (36) was giving evidence at an Employment Appeals Tribunal where she is suing Letterkenny Community Playgroup Limited for constructive dismissal.
Ms Johnston was the only qualified creche assistant on duty in the playground of the facility when confusion led to the boy being left outside after playtime on March 22, 2011.
The hearing at a Letterkenny hotel yesterday heard Ms Johnston reveal that on the day of the incident an unqualified student was with her looking after 12 children aged between 18 months and three.
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