Parents have pulled their daughter from a nursery which they say exposed her to sexual images of men “partially naked in leather bondage gear”.

Will and Maria Taylor, from Hull, decided to remove their daughter from the pre-school after concerns about the children’s book that they say is inappropriate.

They say that after their requests for the Genesis Pre-School to remove the book it initially refused, sparking the drastic move reports HullLive.

The book Grandad’s Pride has been the source of controversy, with parents taking to social media to complain about the book that is aimed at children between four and six years old.

Written by Harry Woodgate it revolves around a grandad regaling their grandchild with memories of Pride.

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Will said: “We identified two images of men who are partially naked in leather bondage gear.

“One has a leather cod-piece moulded tightly around his crotch along with garters running down his thighs.

“He also has a studded dog collar around his neck and knee high boots.

“Both have various leather straps around their bodies and studs/spikes.

“The main and most immediate concern is that children have been exposed to at least two age-inappropriate sexual or erotic images of a man in what can only be reasonably described as ‘bondage/fetish/BDSM’ gear.”

Will says the repsonse from the nursery was to initially stick by the book.

Will said: “When we went to the nursery to raise concerns about the book, to be honest, we expected staff to instantly apologise and that would be the end of the matter.

“But the safeguarding lead began to defend the images.

“They argued the children would not understand or perceive erotic or sexual images.

“Staff claimed the image was just portraying ‘dress-up’ and would not be perceived as erotic by a child as they have no idea what ‘erotic’ is.

“They disagreed with our assessment that the images are erotic and stated ‘that’s just your opinion’.

“But this was no justification in our eyes.

“Arguing with us over the appropriateness of these sexual images quickly damaged the trust we held for the nursery team.

“At this stage I was concerned and took our daughter out of the nursery.”

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Will thinks their decision will be criticised.

He said: “The staff felt I was being bigoted and I was not having that.

“I have volunteered at both Hull and York Pride events.

“Some people will try and twist this and make me out to be some kind of homophobe.

“But if we want equality and understanding then we should respect certain boundaries.”

Hull Live contacted the trustees of the nursery but they declined to comment.

But in a response to Will and Maria they confirmed the book has been removed from the nursery.

They say: “As Trustees, we agree that the images in the book Grandpa’s Pride are not age appropriate.

“This book has been removed from Genesis and a comprehensive audit of all other books has taken place to ensure all books, whilst celebrating culture and diversity, are age appropriate.

“We also intend to raise this with Hull Early Years and seek their advice on the illustrations within this book, when the new school year commences in September.”

The book’s publisher Andersen Press has been approached by Express.co.uk for a comment.

It previously said in a statement: “We stand by our author and illustrator Harry Woodgate and their book Grandad’s Pride.

“We believe it is a faithful representation of Pride Celebrations and Pride Parades around the country enjoyed by many families.”

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