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Childcare provider fined $35k after neurodivergent boy wanders off
via abc.net.auOne of Australia's biggest providers of before-and-after-school care penalised after a five-year-old neurodivergent child escapes supervision unnoticed. -
Child care provider fined $35k after neurodivergent boy wanders off
via abc.net.auOne of Australia's biggest providers of before and after school care is fined after a five-year-old neurodivergent child escapes supervision unnoticed. -
Knives and poison within reach of kids at daycare centre to be shut down
via abc.net.auThree early learning services, including one at an elite private school, will be closed down today as part of a national push to lift quality. -
Knives and poison left within reach of kids, prompting daycare closure
via abc.net.auThree early learning services, including one at an elite private school, will be closed down today as part of a national push to lift quality. -
Knives and poison left within reach of kids, prompting day care closure
via abc.net.auThree early learning services, including one at an elite private school, will be closed down today as part of a national push to lift quality. -
NT government to clear way for remote rent hikes after High Court ruling
via abc.net.auThe Northern Territory government has moved to rush through changes to remote housing laws that would clear the way for rent hikes without the need to consult residents. -
Island to get childcare solution, too late for the Archers
via abc.net.auAfter fighting for years for a childcare solution for her community, Teisha Archer says the news it will be happening is "wonderful" — but will come too late to help her and others in her situation. -
Police investigating 'allegations involving a child' at Alice Springs childcare
via abc.net.auThe centre operator says staff have been stood down as police investigate an allegation made by the family of a child enrolled at one of its services. -
Parents left in the dark over missing childcare documents
via abc.net.auAn ABC investigation has found some parent complaints and incident reports were excluded from a major release of ACT childcare documents, raising concerns about the scale and severity of problems in the sector. -
Missing childcare records prompt concerns about scale of issues
via abc.net.auAn ABC investigation has found some parent complaints and incident reports were excluded from a major release of ACT childcare documents, raising concerns about the scale and severity of problems in the sector. -
Violent threats to toddlers exposed in Busy Bees childcare complaints
via abc.net.auDisturbing allegations of verbal and physical mistreatment of toddlers, poor supervision and repeated staffing failures have emerged in documents about Busy Bees childcare centres in Canberra. -
'I will lock you in the shed': Misconduct at Busy Bees childcare revealed
via abc.net.auDisturbing allegations of verbal and physical mistreatment of toddlers, poor supervision and repeated staffing failures have emerged in documents about Busy Bees childcare centres in Canberra. -
Homeschool 'drop-off' groups are booming but some say they are unregulated
via abc.net.auEducation experts say homeschooling's exploding popularity has sparked a growing market of "drop-off" groups. -
Inside Canberra childcare's dangerous staffing failures
via abc.net.auStaffing and supervision gaps at Canberra childcare centres have resulted in children sustaining broken bones and dislocated jaws, regulator files have revealed, prompting the ACT government to promise change. -
Broken bones, ignored warnings: Inside Canberra's childcare staffing failures
via abc.net.auStaffing and supervision gaps at Canberra childcare centres have resulted in children sustaining broken bones and dislocated jaws, regulator files have revealed, prompting the ACT government to promise change. -
'She was slapped': Inappropriate childcare educator discipline exposed
via abc.net.auDocuments detailing five years' worth of childcare breaches in the ACT reveal cases of educators slapping children, forcibly shaking them, throwing them, and possessing child exploitation material. -
Families warn of risks after hiring au pairs through social media
via abc.net.auFamilies who turned to social media to find an au pair say the lack of safeguards left them vulnerable to serious problems. -
Thousands of documents show behind the scenes of embattled childcare industry
via abc.net.auNever-before-seen documents reveal reports of sexual abuse, inappropriate educator discipline, and children missing from ACT childcare centres. -
Documents allege children missing, assaulted at ACT childcare centres
via abc.net.auNever-before-seen documents reveal reports of sexual abuse, inappropriate educator discipline, and children missing from ACT childcare centres. -
ACT childcare documents show behind the scenes of embattled industry
via abc.net.auNever-before-seen documents reveal reports of sexual abuse, inappropriate educator discipline, and children missing from ACT childcare centres. -
Your rights when settling your child into child care or kindy
via abc.net.auIt's natural to feel nervous about transitioning your baby or child into early childhood education. Knowing some settling techniques, as well as what you can advocate for on behalf of your child, can help their transition. -
'Our transition was a lot more gentle': Settling your child into care or kindy
via abc.net.auIt's natural to feel nervous about transitioning your baby or child into early childhood education. Knowing some settling techniques, as well as what you can advocate for on behalf of your child, can help their transition. -
Teenage girl sexually assaulted and pregnant while in state care
via abc.net.auChild safety experts say the case of a 13-year-old girl who became pregnant while in state care highlights the dangers of the residential system. -
Childcare company's bid to more than double in size alarms safety experts
via abc.net.auEmbark Education launches a takeover bid for rival early childcare company Mayfield Education, alarming experts who say providers that fail to meet baseline safety standards are being allowed to expand without oversight. -
What childcare centres could have done to stop Ashley Paul Griffith
via abc.net.auA Child Death Review Board investigation into the systemic failings that enabled the abuse has laid bare issues in the childcare system. -
Alpine resort's only childcare service set to shut its doors next year
via abc.net.auFamilies living at Falls Creek in Victoria's Alpine region want Alpine Resorts Victoria to reconsider its decision to close the mountain's only childcare facility. -
Childcare centre closed indefinitely due to rodents and mould
via abc.net.auParents have been left scrambling for childcare weeks out from Christmas due to health and safety breaches at a facility on the Central Coast. -
NT announces childcare compliance 'crackdown' after toddler's death
via abc.net.auThe Northern Territory government has announced a "crackdown" on compliance at childcare centres across the territory, following the death of a toddler at a rural Darwin centre in 2023. -
Minister won't commit to independent review amid childcare sector scrutiny
via abc.net.auThe early childhood education minister is refusing to say whether the federal government will establish an independent review of childcare standards. -
Minister will not commit to childcare inquiry despite safety concerns
via abc.net.auThe early childhood education minister is refusing to say whether the federal government will establish an independent review of childcare standards. -
How the ABC uncovered the dangers lurking in Australia's childcare centres
via abc.net.auThis story is about something deeper than policy or profit. It's about the trust parents place in childcare every morning when they hand over their children, believing they will be safe — only to find they're not. -
Parents in shock over inaction to childcare abuse claim
via abc.net.auOnly 10 per cent of allegations of sexual abuse or grooming by childcare workers in Western Australia in the past six years have resulted in someone being banned from working in the industry. -
A fraction of abuse claims against childcare staff result in sector bans, data shows
via abc.net.auOnly 10 per cent of allegations of sexual abuse or grooming by childcare workers in Western Australia in the past six years have resulted in someone being banned from working in the industry. -
When childcare feels like a risk do women pay the price?
via abc.net.auWhat happens to gender equality when the childcare system meant to support working parents becomes a source of fear?
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The childcare reckoning: How the abuse crisis is rewriting parenthood
via abc.net.auWhat happens to gender equality when the childcare system meant to support working parents becomes a source of fear?
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An impossible choice: Protect your child or save your future
via abc.net.auWhat happens to gender equality when the childcare system meant to support working parents becomes a source of fear?
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Single educator left watching 17 kids on day boy escaped childcare centre
via abc.net.auA Perth childcare centre is fined after a child escaped last year, likely by using his "above-average" climbing skills to scale a fence. -
Childcare centre fined $50k after child escapes, wanders onto road
via abc.net.auA Perth childcare centre is fined after a child escaped last year, likely by using his "above-average" climbing skills to scale a fence. -
Parents in 'childcare desert' scrambling as operator goes into administration
via abc.net.auOne of the few childcare operators in Broken Hill has closed its doors indefinitely with 24 hours warning after entering voluntary administration. -
I’m a male early childhood educator. I worry about my son in care
via abc.net.auWhile the childcare crisis has left me concerned about my own child's safety, as a male early childhood educator, I'm also worried about the future of men in the sector, writes Ben. -
Children pulled from day care after allegations against employee's husband
via abc.net.auMartha Sawicki says she will have to move towns as she can no longer send her children to the only long day care centre at Hopetoun in WA, following child exploitation charges laid against a man connected to the centre. -
Response to daughter's injury shocks mum as childcare company faces scrutiny
via abc.net.auMariam Benyamin's worst fears were realised when her toddler was injured at a Little Zak's Academy centre in western Sydney. New documents show she's far from alone. -
Mother cancels childcare enrolment over response to daughter's injury
via abc.net.auMariam Benyamin's worst fears were realised when her toddler was injured at a Little Zak's Academy centre in Western Sydney. New documents show she's far from alone. -
Childcare centre and workers charged after toddler's death outside Darwin
via abc.net.auThe Northern Territory government has confirmed a rural Darwin childcare centre and three of its supervisors have been charged after the death of a toddler at the centre in 2023. -
Professors urge governments to overhaul 'broken' childcare system
via abc.net.auSome of Australia's leading early childhood education professors join forces to release a six-point action plan to help fix the country's "broken" childcare system. -
Professors release six-point plan to fix 'broken' childcare system
via abc.net.auSome of Australia's leading early childhood education professors join forces to release a six-point action plan to help fix the country's "broken" childcare system. -
Nearly 10,000 SA childcare incidents reported resulted in 'no action'
via abc.net.auSouth Australia's childcare regulator has cancelled the registration of just one provider in recent years, while nearly 10,000 reported incidents have resulted in no action, FOI documents obtained by the ABC have revealed. -
Sydney mum recounts 'panic' when day care wrongly gave son to another person
via abc.net.auSophie Tilley says she arrived at her son's child care to be told an "older man in shorts" had already collected him. -
Sophie recounts 'panic' when daycare wrongly gave son to another person
via abc.net.auSophie Tilley says she arrived at her son's childcare to be told an "older man in shorts" had already collected him. -
Sophie recounts 'panic' when day care wrongly gave son to another person
via abc.net.auSophie Tilley says she arrived at her son's child care to be told an "older man in shorts" had already collected him.
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