France, March 30 -- Officially sworn in by the Paris Council on Sunday, Gregoire said Monday that after-school services were the "absolute priority" of the start of his term.

"There will be decisions taken in the very first hours of this day, others in the days ahead, and others over a longer timeframe," he told franceinfo public radio, adding that management changes would be made "at every level".

Gregoire's comments follow cases of alleged child abuse in after-school services in France, particularly in the capital.

A report by France Inter radio in early March claimed that three lawsuits had been filed against a Parisian pre-school employee for alleged rapes against minors. Despite the complaints, the employee was transferr...