Early childhood workers attacked by parent at daycare in front of children

Tracy NealOpen Justice multimedia journalist, Nelson-Marlborough·NZ Herald·29 Jun, 2026 06:00 AM4 mins to read‌Nelson woman Dana Pike has been sentenced after assaulting two workers, injuring one of them, at an early learning childhood centre which her own child attended. Photo / 123rfOne of two early childhood centre workers assaulted by a parent in front of young children says her sense of safety at work has been “violently shattered” and she is still struggling to come to terms with what happened.

The woman spoke tearfully of the encounter in which she