'I dropped my baby off at nursery and never saw her alive again'

EXCLUSIVE: 'I dropped my baby off at nursery and never saw her alive again'From unregulated maternity nurses to dangerous practices being carried out at nursery, children and parents are being failed by the very services that are meant to keep them safeCommentsNewsGemma Strong Lifestyle Writer10:01, 06 Apr 2026Updated 10:05, 06 Apr 2026View 15 ImagesThe parents of a nine-month-old who died in nursery care are piling pressure on ministers to take action(Image: Supplied)The harrowing image of a nine-month-old baby struggling to breathe while strapped face-down on a beanbag is a devastating reality no parent should ever have to witness.‌Yet, for Katie Wheeler and John Meehan, the CCTV footage of their daughter Genevieve's final moments was the only way they secured justice.‌As the government prepares to tighten safety rules in nurseries an investigation into the UK's childcare and maternity industry has exposed a frightening lack of regulation that is leaving infants in peril.‌CCTV showed their tiny baby struggling to breathe after being tightly swaddled and strapped face down on a beanbag for more than an hour and a half.Her death at Stockport nursery Tiny Toes in 2022 led to a 14-year manslaughter sentence for deputy manager Kate Roughley. However, the trial revealed a systemic failure in how staff are trained and monitored.READ MORE: Tragic plea by parents of nine-month-old killed at nursery triggers pledgeView 15 ImagesJohn and Katie Meehan's daughter Genevieve, known as 'Gigi' died at nursery(Image: Tim Anderson)‌The trial revealed that Roughley "clicked her way through" one training module in just a minute, treating life-saving guidance as a box-ticking exercise.While the nursery appeared compliant during inspections, staff-to-child ratios weren't maintained when the doors were closed.On the day Genevieve died, Roughley had been handling 10 babies alone after another staff member went home sick, and on another day...