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A nursery worker has been arrested in connection with the distribution of indecent images of children, police said.

The 39-year-old woman, from Plymouth, in Devon, was being held following raids on her home and on the city's Little Teds nursery.

The nursery has been closed while Devon and Cornwall Police carry out inquiries and the woman was in custody.

Plymouth City Council's children's services department was helping police with the investigation.

Both the Little Teds Day Care Unit in Laira and the woman's home address in Efford were searched "early this morning", the force confirmed.

A spokesman said: "Items have been seized in connection with the ongoing inquiry and will be subject to further examination. The nursery will be closed while police carry out their inquiries. Police will keep parents of any children who attend the nursery updated as to the progress of the inquiry."
Acting on a tip-off received at about 9pm on Monday, officers arrested the woman just before midnight.

Specialist detectives are now trying to establish where the alleged indecent images came from.

Chief Superintendent Jim Webster, head of Plymouth police, said: "Of course it is a concern to all of us that she worked in a nursery. Our work today is to find out what has happened, where the images have come from, where they have been sent to, and any risk to anybody in Plymouth."

Police are working through the Little Teds register to ensure they make contact with all parents of youngsters at the nursery. People arriving at the nursery to drop off children this morning were handed a letter explaining what had happened.

MSN