The nursery was investigated by the Care Inspectorate after the three-year-old was able to get to rodent pellets put down in its outdoor play area
Katrina Williamson and David Adams' were left terrified after three-year-old son Aaron was rushed to hospital after coming into contact with the hazardous substance.A probe by the Care Inspectorate revealed the youngster was able to get to the rodent pellets in the outdoor play area of the nursery in May this year.Rats had earlier been spotted in the playground on May 6 and a pest control company attended five days later.
Hospital doctors told the couple Aaron's system had absorbed the poison before he was sent home after a blood test showed no significant changes. They also said medical advice and assistance was not sought by staff and his parents were not provided with sufficient information.Miss Williamson told the BBC: "The Care Inspectorate report said another child found Aaron and notified staff who found him with blue pellets in his hands."The area had been fenced off but Aaron had managed to get to the poison and get it in his hands.
Firtrees, based within Motherwell College in Enterprise Way, opened in 1996 and is part of a group of four nurseries operated by Amcol Scotland Ltd.
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