'Pre-and-playschool staff should not have mobile phones while working' says Early Childhood Ireland

The CEO of Early Childhood Ireland has said staff working in pre-and-playschool's do not need to have their mobile phones in their possession - while working in the classroom - during working hours.

Yesterday, a trainee Montessori teacher, who sexually assaulted and took pornographic pictures of a four-year-old child, was sentenced to five years in jail.