She will also be subjected to ‘strict licence conditions’ and an ‘unusually large exclusion zone’, the Probation Service has said.
Ms George was jailed in 2009 for sexually assaulting young children at Little Ted’s, the Plymouth nursery where she worked, and photographing the abuse.
In July, Nursery World reported that she was due to be released from prison after a parole board decided she no longer represents a ‘significant risk’ to the public.
In an open letter to the people of Plymouth, chief probation officer Sonia Crozier said, ‘I share the disgust at the crimes committed by Vanessa George and I understand why the prospect of her release is so worrying to so many people, particularly in Plymouth where memories of her abuse are still vivid and frightening.
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