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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Father's 'sense of guilt' as childcare worker sentenced for injuring 4yo
via abc.net.auThe Bathurst childcare worker is said to have used "considerable force" on the child, resulting in his head needing medical adhesive.
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'Families in tears' as daycare drought keeps workers out of jobs
via abc.net.auDaycare droughts are all too common in regional Australia, but in one New South Wales town, the shortage is so acute, the community is cracking.
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Australia's scandal-ridden childcare sector a legacy of 'golden age' of reform
via abc.net.auThe decision by past governments to push Australia's childcare industry in the direction of marketisation and corporatisation has left a lasting legacy.
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It's become cliché to turn to Scandinavia for answers but sometimes we must
via abc.net.auThis is not the first revelation about how we treat the most vulnerable in our society but such reports persistently reveal a deeper, and more distressing malaise about Australian society.
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'Everyone's seeing it': Inside the childcare sector a new problem is on the rise
via abc.net.auParents are demanding answers from centre operators after their children were allegedly sexually abused by other children while in child care.
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Woman jailed for $300,000 childcare centre fraud
via abc.net.auA woman who used credit cards from the childcare centre where she worked to purchase personal clothes and cosmetics has been sentenced to jail.
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'Matt and I have a secret': The abuse complaints made against Tasmanian childcare workers
via abc.net.auAlmost two dozen sexual abuse complaints have been made against Tasmanian childcare workers since 2020, most of them by parents.
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Childcare worker admits injuring 4yo who had to have head wound glued
via abc.net.auA NSW childcare worker has pleaded guilty to recklessly wounding the boy, who sustained a 2cm laceration when she tried to put him down for a rest.
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Parents not told daughter's childcare teacher was a sex offender
via abc.net.auA Four Corners investigation reveals there are more childcare workers convicted or accused of sexual assault than the public has previously understood, including in the ACT.
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Shocking scale of childcare abuse allegations laid bare in new report
via abc.net.auVictorian authorities have received almost 1,000 reports of alleged abuse and misconduct against early childhood educators in the past year, according to a new watchdog report.
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On the dark web, predators are 'hunting in packs' to target childcare
via abc.net.auPaedophiles are using the dark web to share information about how to gain access to childcare centres to sexually abuse babies and toddlers while avoiding getting caught.
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Are your kids safe in childcare? Here's what parents should know
via abc.net.auThe scale of Australia's childcare crisis is deeply distressing for parents. These are the simple questions to ask any childcare provider to know if your child is safe.
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Sydney childcare centre closes after two workers charged with assault
via abc.net.auIt comes after two female workers were accused of allegedly assaulting a toddler multiple times earlier this month.
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'I don't think that the public has any idea': Paedophiles have infiltrated child care
via abc.net.auThe true scale of abuse in Australia's childcare centres has been hidden. With 200,000 pages of previously confidential files, police tip-offs, and evidence from whistleblowers, Four Corners exposes the reality.
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Toddler's family call for 'Ebony's Law' after childcare centre death
via abc.net.auThe family of a 22-month-old girl who died at a Northern Territory child care centre last year are calling on the government to ban the type of fencing that caused her death under the banner of "Ebony's Law".
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Childcare workers charged with allegedly assaulting toddler multiple times
via abc.net.auLittle Zak's Academy said it had "zero tolerance" for any conduct that compromised the wellbeing of a child.
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New childcare centres imposing waitlists amid worker shortage
via abc.net.auHundreds of children in a regional Victorian city are on childcare waitlists, but centres say they cannot open to full capacity as they struggle to find qualified staff.
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Dozens of blacklisted Victorian workers stripped of children check
via abc.net.auThe government says about 40 Victorian workers retained their Working with Children Check despite being deemed an unacceptable risk to children by the education department.
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SA childcare centre 'unsuitable to open' amid supervision concerns
via abc.net.auThe Education Standards Board has closed Edge Early Learning Centre at Plympton for 90 days following an investigation into reports of "inadequate supervision" of children.
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After-school care closure crisis leaves parents scrambling
via abc.net.auParents rely on after-school care to be able to participate in the workforce, but in one SA country town, the only provider's future is unclear.
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How parallel parenting can create calm for children
via abc.net.auParallel parenting is an approach that can occur after a high-conflict separation or where there has been family violence, but also when parents simply want space from one another.
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Sydney child care shut down amid probe into alleged 'serious incidents'
via abc.net.auA childcare centre in Sydney's south-west has been closed down immediately, with an investigation underway into concerns about children's safety.
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Child care 'risks losing more' staff in NSW under plan for bigger fines
via abc.net.auNon-profit childcare providers have pushed back against the NSW government's plan to triple maximum penalties for breaching regulations.
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Childcare centre temporarily shut amid claims children were left unsupervised
via abc.net.auA childcare centre in Adelaide's inner south-west has been ordered to close for two weeks after being handed an emergency action notice following claims children were left unsupervised.
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CEO quizzed over bonuses after increase in childcare centre breaches
via abc.net.auThe CEO of Affinity Education Group appears at a state parliamentary inquiry into the sector.
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Childcare worker charged over alleged common assault of 4yo
via abc.net.auPolice allege the 18-year-old educator dragged a four-year-old boy by the arm and threw him on a mattress at a childcare centre in Bathurst earlier this year.
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