<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Child Care - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Child Care news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-au</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:51:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Mother furious after Canberra childcare centre ordered to close]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Canberra mother had concerns for her daughter's safety at Edge Early Learning in Higgins long before the ACT regulator ordered the centre to close.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/mother-furious-after-canberra-childcare-centre-ordered-to-close/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/mother-furious-after-canberra-childcare-centre-ordered-to-close/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I didn't feel safe': Mum reveals concerns before childcare closure]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Canberra mother had concerns for her daughter's safety at Edge Early Learning in Higgins long before the ACT regulator ordered the centre to close.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/i-didnt-feel-safe-mum-reveals-concerns-before-childcare-closure/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/i-didnt-feel-safe-mum-reveals-concerns-before-childcare-closure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canberra childcare centre closes suddenly, worker sacked]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents at Edge Early Learning in Higgins received an email last night advising the regulator had ordered the centre to immediately shut.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/canberra-childcare-centre-closes-suddenly-worker-sacked/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/canberra-childcare-centre-closes-suddenly-worker-sacked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sydney childcare abuse investigation expands to South Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[A federal police investigation into an alleged childcare abuser has expanded to a remote Indigenous community in South Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/sydney-childcare-abuse-investigation-expands-to-south-australia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/sydney-childcare-abuse-investigation-expands-to-south-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curbing well-off taxpayers' access to key programs could save billions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Curbing access to the child care subsidy, parental leave pay, aged care and pensions for some of the most well-off taxpayers would free up about $21 billion a year, a new report says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/curbing-well-off-taxpayers-access-to-key-programs-could-save-billions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/curbing-well-off-taxpayers-access-to-key-programs-could-save-billions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator closes 45 family day care residences across Melbourne]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first time, Victoria's Early Childhood Regulatory Authority has used its powers to suspend a childcare operator, closing 45 family day care residences across Melbourne.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/regulator-closes-45-family-day-care-residences-across-melbourne/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/regulator-closes-45-family-day-care-residences-across-melbourne/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents of child abused by Sydney care worker want ban on male educators]]></title><description><![CDATA[The devastated parents of a child abused by disgraced childcare worker David James are calling for urgent reform to the out-of-school-hours care system to better protect children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/parents-of-child-abused-by-sydney-care-worker-want-ban-on-male-educators/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/parents-of-child-abused-by-sydney-care-worker-want-ban-on-male-educators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I was really numb': Parents of child abused by childcare worker speak out]]></title><description><![CDATA[The devastated parents of a child abused by disgraced childcare worker David James are calling for urgent reform to the out-of-school-hours care system to better protect children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/i-was-really-numb-parents-of-child-abused-by-childcare-worker-speak-out/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/i-was-really-numb-parents-of-child-abused-by-childcare-worker-speak-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SA childcare centre closes for three months after 'very serious' allergy incident]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Australia's Education Standards Board says it has "serious concerns" about an Edge Early Learning centre after a child was taken to hospital following an allergen incident, with the centre directed to close immediately for the second time this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/sa-childcare-centre-closes-for-three-months-after-very-serious-allergy-incident/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/sa-childcare-centre-closes-for-three-months-after-very-serious-allergy-incident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Childcare safety loophole for educators breaching regulations]]></title><description><![CDATA[A loophole in the government&rsquo;s new childcare safety legislation allows educators who have breached safety standards to continue operating.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/childcare-safety-loophole-for-educators-breaching-regulations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/childcare-safety-loophole-for-educators-breaching-regulations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Childcare provider stripped of funding labels decision 'devastating']]></title><description><![CDATA[A Victorian childcare provider stripped of its federal government funding over unresolved safety breaches has vowed to challenge the decision.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/childcare-provider-stripped-of-funding-labels-decision-devastating/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 03:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/childcare-provider-stripped-of-funding-labels-decision-devastating/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Childcare centre that exposed kids to rat poison stripped of funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Melbourne childcare provider has been cut off under new powers that allow the federal government to withdraw funding due to safety breaches.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/childcare-centre-that-exposed-kids-to-rat-poison-stripped-of-funding/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/childcare-centre-that-exposed-kids-to-rat-poison-stripped-of-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government to extend pay subsidy to avoid childcare worker walk-off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early educators had threatened to walk off the job to keep a federally funded 15 per cent pay subsidy due to end in November.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/government-to-extend-pay-subsidy-to-avoid-childcare-worker-walk-off/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/government-to-extend-pay-subsidy-to-avoid-childcare-worker-walk-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator finds kids potentially at 'catastrophic' risk in 12th floor daycare]]></title><description><![CDATA[An inspection of a childcare centre in inner Melbourne found faults in the fencing meant children could potentially access a balcony.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/regulator-finds-kids-potentially-at-catastrophic-risk-in-12th-floor-daycare/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/regulator-finds-kids-potentially-at-catastrophic-risk-in-12th-floor-daycare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne childcare centre warned over safety breaches]]></title><description><![CDATA[An inspection of a childcare centre in inner-Melbourne found faults in the fencing meant children could potentially access a 12th floor balcony.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/melbourne-childcare-centre-warned-over-safety-breaches/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/melbourne-childcare-centre-warned-over-safety-breaches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne childcare centre warned over 12th floor safety breach]]></title><description><![CDATA[An inspection of a childcare centre in inner-Melbourne found faults in the fencing meant children could potentially access a 12th floor balcony.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/melbourne-childcare-centre-warned-over-12th-floor-safety-breach/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/melbourne-childcare-centre-warned-over-12th-floor-safety-breach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early childhood educators burnt out, stretched and 'paid peanuts']]></title><description><![CDATA[Early childhood operators say increased load on educators is taking a "huge toll" on their mental health and safety.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/early-childhood-educators-burnt-out-stretched-and-paid-peanuts/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/early-childhood-educators-burnt-out-stretched-and-paid-peanuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['National reluctance' to discuss abuse of Indigenous children, says ex-minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[A review has begun into the family circumstances of Kumanjayi Little Baby leading up to her disappearance and death, which relatives hope will find answers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/national-reluctance-to-discuss-abuse-of-indigenous-children-says-ex-minister-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/national-reluctance-to-discuss-abuse-of-indigenous-children-says-ex-minister-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['National reluctance' to discuss abuse of Indigenous children, says ex- minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[A review has begun into the family circumstances of Kumanjayi Little Baby leading up to her disappearance and death, which relatives hope will find answers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/national-reluctance-to-discuss-abuse-of-indigenous-children-says-ex-minister/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/national-reluctance-to-discuss-abuse-of-indigenous-children-says-ex-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child neglect being 'hushed up' in outback communities, says ex-minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[A review has begun into the family circumstances of Kumanjayi Little Baby leading up to her disappearance and death, which relatives hope will find answers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/child-neglect-being-hushed-up-in-outback-communities-says-ex-minister/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/child-neglect-being-hushed-up-in-outback-communities-says-ex-minister/</guid></item></channel></rss>