A nursery school worker has denied abusing two children in her care.

Lakeisha Iris, 40, pleaded not guilty to two counts of the mistreatment of a child whom she had care and control of when she appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

The incidents were alleged to have happened on May 1 and May 15 last year.

Senior magistrate Maxanne Anderson released Ms Iris, from Warwick, on $3,000 bail and adjourned the case until April 14.

She ordered her to have no contact with any court witnesses.

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