<?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>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:27:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Childcare worker sentenced to four years' jail for assaulting toddlers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Queensland childcare worker Edwina Ling has been jailed for four years after pleading guilty to more than 80 counts of assault involving three young children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/childcare-worker-sentenced-to-four-years-jail-for-assaulting-toddlers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/childcare-worker-sentenced-to-four-years-jail-for-assaulting-toddlers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Childcare worker jailed for 'cruel and sadistic' assaults on toddlers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Queensland childcare worker Edwina Ling has been jailed for four years after pleading guilty to more than 80 counts of assault involving three young children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/childcare-worker-jailed-for-cruel-and-sadistic-assaults-on-toddlers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/childcare-worker-jailed-for-cruel-and-sadistic-assaults-on-toddlers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council to demolish in-demand childcare centre for open space]]></title><description><![CDATA[A childcare centre's director says relocation had been promised for years until late last year, when the council decided there was no feasible site in the area.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/council-to-demolish-in-demand-childcare-centre-for-open-space/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 03:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/council-to-demolish-in-demand-childcare-centre-for-open-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching student charged with online child abuse offences]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Victorian teaching student, who had recently worked as a childcare centre cook, a foster carer and was a school council president, is facing charges relating to online child abuse material.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/teaching-student-charged-with-online-child-abuse-offences/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 07:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/teaching-student-charged-with-online-child-abuse-offences/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Property developers investing in 'farms for children', childcare report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[For-profit providers have been accused of putting growth and revenue ahead of quality care in a report into childcare safety failures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/property-developers-investing-in-farms-for-children-childcare-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 11:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/property-developers-investing-in-farms-for-children-childcare-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family battling cancer relies on donations to pay for in-home child care]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government is accused of breaking its promise of cheaper child care, with prices rising for 810 vulnerable families.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/family-battling-cancer-relies-on-donations-to-pay-for-in-home-child-care/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/family-battling-cancer-relies-on-donations-to-pay-for-in-home-child-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expert slams WA as last state to close child safety loophole]]></title><description><![CDATA[Western Australia is the only state to not recognise Working with Children Check rejections from around the country, and has been "slow" to make other child safety law changes, expert says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/expert-slams-wa-as-last-state-to-close-child-safety-loophole/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 02:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/expert-slams-wa-as-last-state-to-close-child-safety-loophole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Children have ended up on main roads', SA childcare regulator says]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Australia&rsquo;s childcare centre watchdog says children have injured themselves or "ended up on main roads" due to poor supervision and that one in five services in the state do not meet national quality standards.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/children-have-ended-up-on-main-roads-sa-childcare-regulator-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/children-have-ended-up-on-main-roads-sa-childcare-regulator-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major childcare operator reveals list of 40 centres to close]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria and Western Australia will be affected the most, with 12 centres shutting in each state. NSW, Queensland and South Australia will also have closures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/major-childcare-operator-reveals-list-of-40-centres-to-close/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/major-childcare-operator-reveals-list-of-40-centres-to-close/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Childcare group G8 to close 10pc of centres after child abuse scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 36,000 children are enrolled under the brand's 395 childcare and early learning centres, which include centres such as Headstart, Jellybeans, Kool Kids and Kindy Patch Kids.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/childcare-group-g8-to-close-10pc-of-centres-after-child-abuse-scandal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/childcare-group-g8-to-close-10pc-of-centres-after-child-abuse-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Childcare company CEO denies problems at centres a symptom of growing pains]]></title><description><![CDATA[The head of Edge Early Learning says he is conducting a "whole of business transformation project" after being the subject of compliance action over inadequate supervision and other issues at its childcare centres in Adelaide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/childcare-company-ceo-denies-problems-at-centres-a-symptom-of-growing-pains/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/childcare-company-ceo-denies-problems-at-centres-a-symptom-of-growing-pains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Closure of specialist centres for children with autism puts spotlight on NDIS funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[The nationwide closure of specialist centres has put a spotlight on the adequacy of National Disability Insurance Scheme funding for children with "severe, profound, lifelong" autism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/closure-of-specialist-centres-for-children-with-autism-puts-spotlight-on-ndis-funding/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/closure-of-specialist-centres-for-children-with-autism-puts-spotlight-on-ndis-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SA childcare centre forced to close over seven supervision incidents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another Adelaide childcare centre has been forced to shut its doors for three months after seven incidents of children being left unsupervised.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/sa-childcare-centre-forced-to-close-over-seven-supervision-incidents/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/sa-childcare-centre-forced-to-close-over-seven-supervision-incidents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pandemic, 'ice epidemic' worsened Qld child safety pressures, ex-minister says]]></title><description><![CDATA[An inquiry into Queensland's child safety system hears the former minister was made aware of the sector's resource issues, as well as the "significant increase" in children entering residential care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/pandemic-ice-epidemic-worsened-qld-child-safety-pressures-ex-minister-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/pandemic-ice-epidemic-worsened-qld-child-safety-pressures-ex-minister-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada has flipped the script on childcare. Could Australia copy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia definitely won't nationalise childcare, even though the data suggests there's a strong case. Perhaps a more feasible idea would be to copy what Canada has done.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/canada-has-flipped-the-script-on-childcare-could-australia-copy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/canada-has-flipped-the-script-on-childcare-could-australia-copy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada has flipped the script on child care. Could Australia copy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia definitely won't nationalise child care, even though the data suggests there's a strong case. Perhaps a more feasible idea would be to copy what Canada has done.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/canada-has-flipped-the-script-on-child-care-could-australia-copy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/canada-has-flipped-the-script-on-child-care-could-australia-copy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia could make childcare free. This is why it won't]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia definitely won't nationalise childcare, even though the data suggests there's a strong case. Perhaps a more feasible idea would be to copy what Canada has done.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/australia-could-make-childcare-free-this-is-why-it-wont/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/australia-could-make-childcare-free-this-is-why-it-wont/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Husband's dying wish for more kids an impossible choice in childcare desert]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the depths grief, this family wants to grow. But a childcare crisis stands in their way. &nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/husbands-dying-wish-for-more-kids-an-impossible-choice-in-childcare-desert/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/husbands-dying-wish-for-more-kids-an-impossible-choice-in-childcare-desert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Her husband's dying wish was for more kids. Now Samantha faces a hard choice]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the depths grief, this family wants to grow. But a childcare crisis stands in their way. &nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/her-husbands-dying-wish-was-for-more-kids-now-samantha-faces-a-hard-choice/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/her-husbands-dying-wish-was-for-more-kids-now-samantha-faces-a-hard-choice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Australia afford free childcare?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alan Kohler has a suggestion for the treasurer: nationalise the childcare industry and make it free by extending public education to kids under 5.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/can-australia-afford-free-childcare/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/child-care/can-australia-afford-free-childcare/</guid></item></channel></rss>