Image source, Metropolitan PoliceImage caption, Vincent Chan was descibed as "utterly wicked" by the judge at Wood Green Crown CourtByDaniel SandfordUK correspondentPublished12 February 2026 Parents who say they warned childcare bosses about a predatory nursery worker months before he was caught have told the BBC they felt ignored and were made to feel "hysterical". Vincent Chan, who worked at Bright Horizons in north-west London, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after admitting 56 sexual offences, including abusing children at the nursery. Chan first came to the attention of staff for filming children at the nursery in Finchley Road, West Hampstead, in May 2024. However, the parents say they warned the nursery about his behaviour months earlier. When police investigated, officers found "deeply disturbing material" on his devices. They later found video evidence of children at the nursery being sexually abused by Chan, some of which had been filmed by him on nursery iPads.
Published: February 12, 2026 5:33 pm
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