The Christchurch Civic Creche Case

News Reports Index

1993 June-Dec



Television New Zealand
June 8 1993

Creche Man
Primetime
Reporter Leigh Pearson

Precis
Bob Drummond is just one of the many male creche workers who have felt under greater professional scrutiny and suspicion since the Civic Child Care Centre creche (Christchurch) trial publicity

Shotlist

00:00      GVs Bob Drummond, creche supervisor who like the other 150 males working with pre-schoolers has felt under greater professional scrutiny and suspicion as a result of publicity surrounding the trial of Civic Child Care Centre creche (Christchurch) worker Peter Ellis, who faced 24 charges relating to child abuse.

GVs Bob Drummond playing with pre-school children at Northland Community Creche.

I/V Bob Drummond re how the Civic Child Care Centre creche (Christchurch) case affected him.

GVs children and supervisors at Northland Community Creche.

GVs Bob Drummond who developed a draft policy for the creche to protect children from abuse.

I/V Bob Drummond re measures taken by creche staff to protect children and staff, such as mirrors, logging in nappy changes by staff.

GVs Bob Drummond playing with pre-school children at Northland Community Creche.

I/V Rachael Thomas, creche assistant supervisor re initial resistance by some parents to Bob when he first started, but (now) trust has grown.

GVs Bob Drummond with pre-school children.

I/V Deb Cranko, creche chairperson re if parents have any diffidence they have been able to check it out for themselves (because it is parent established and creche run)

GVs Bob Drummond with pre-school children V/O parent re (Bob) was interviewed and he got the job on merit .

01:46      END.