Rebecca Gregory nursery worker case Stockport (Image: GMP)

A nursery worker has been jailed for three years for "deplorable" ill-treatment of babies in her care in Stockport.

Rebecca Gregory was caught verbally abusing and threatening to kick the infants of less than a year old at Tiny Toes in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport.

The 25-year-old, of Pearl Street in Stockport, who pleaded guilty at Manchester Crown Court to four counts of wilfully ill-treating children, is the second worker from the nursery to be jailed.

On Tuesday 14 November 2023, Rebecca Gregory was arrested at home after evidence came to light during an ongoing investigation into a nursery worker and colleague at Tiny Toes Nursery. CCTV analysis identified Rebecca Gregory committing deplorable offences of neglect against four young children.

Rebecca Gregory was caught on CCTV from Tiny Toes Children's Day Nursery in Cheadle Hulme.

CCTV footage recorded on 26 April 2022 contained evidence of Rebecca Gregory being heavy-handed with a baby that was crying and struggling in a blanket in which the child had been swaddled too tightly.

She was heard to say to the child: "You want me to knock you out?"

Later that morning she swaddled a second crying child and pushed them over after saying: "I’m actually going to kick him in a minute."

She also placed the same child in a cot too heavily on the same day, the CPS said.

The footage showed Rebecca Gregory placing a third swaddled baby in a cot roughly and told them to "shut up", the CPS said.

The CPS said Rebecca Gregory then pushed that child over.

The fourth child was forcefully put into a highchair before she put a dummy into their mouth saying: "Put that in your gob and shut up."

The CPS said none of the children suffered any visible injuries as a result of Gregory’s actions.

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Greater Manchester Police (GMP) report on the investigation highlights the CCTV evidence showing Gregory’s abusive treatment of children under her care.