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Camden council was told of concerns about nursery worker three years before arrest
Vincent Chan worked at a Bright Horizons nursery on Finchley Road in north-west London.
In 2021, a parent raised significant concerns about his conduct, including what her daughter said about him.
Bright Horizons referred the concerns to Camden council, which advised the nursery to investigate.
Chan was kept away from contact with children during the investigation, but was cleared to return to his childcare role when it ended.
In 2022, he filmed himself sexually abusing three-year-old girls at the nursery, and he was arrested in 2024 after staff found videos of distressed children.
He later pleaded guilty to 56 offences and was sentenced to 18 years in prison.
Camden reviewed the decision to clear him and has commissioned an independent child safeguarding review into how he was able to abuse children.
Vincent Chan was jailed for 18 years after pleading guilty to 56 offences, including sexually assaulting three-year-old girls in his care.
Three years before his 2024 arrest, a safeguarding investigation into concerns about his conduct cleared him to return to his nursery role.
The investigation was carried out by Bright Horizons with oversight from Camden council after a parent raised concerns in 2021.
Police later found videos of distressed children and tens of thousands of child abuse images on Chan’s computer.
Camden council commissioned an independent review of how Chan was able to abuse children at the nursery and in a previous job.
- Who
- Vincent Chan, a nursery worker.
- What
- He was jailed for 18 years after pleading guilty to 56 offences. A 2021 safeguarding investigation into concerns about his conduct cleared him to return to work.
- When
- The concerns were raised in 2021. Chan was arrested in June 2024 and sentenced in February 2026.
- Where
- Bright Horizons nursery on Finchley Road in north-west London.
- Why
- A parent raised concerns about Chan’s conduct and what her daughter was saying about him. The reason he committed the offences is not stated.
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A parent raised concerns about Chan’s conduct with Bright Horizons, which referred the matter to Camden council.
Bright Horizons cleared Chan to return to caring for young children.
Chan filmed himself sexually abusing three-year-old girls at the nursery.
Other parents say they raised concerns with Bright Horizons about Chan’s conduct.
Chan was arrested after nursery staff found videos he had filmed of distressed children.
Camden council’s rapid review of the decision to clear Chan to return to work concluded.
Chan was sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to 56 offences.
- Sentence
- 18 years in prison
- Guilty pleas
- 56 offences
- Nursery
- Bright Horizons, Finchley Road, north-west London
- Initial concerns
- Raised in 2021
- First arrest
- June 2024
- Review conclusion
- November 2025
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