More than 5000 people have signed a petition calling for men to be banned from working in childcare centres since Joshua Brown was charged with child sex offences. Major childcare providers don’t agree.
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A childcare worker who has worked alongside alleged pedophile Joshua Brown has revealed the regulation loophole that made it easy for him to be alone with children at a Melton centre.
Childcare staff have sounded the alarm on the regulation loophole leaving children at risk and pushing workers to breaking point.
In the wake of child sex allegations against a Melbourne childcare worker, an expert has revealed tips to help parents and carers to safeguard their children. Watch the video.
Every fortnight a Victorian childcare operator fails so badly it is given a government warning, with babies dying, toddlers escaping onto busy roads and children left behind in centres and family day care.
Almost 180 childcare centres in Victoria don’t meet national quality standards. See where yours ranks with our comprehensive database.
Childcare advocates have welcomed Labor’s plans to build more childcare centres for those in need and to make it easier for parents to access cheaper childcare.
Devastated childcare workers who haven’t been paid for weeks have been dealt another blow, with a third Genius Childcare subsidiary entering administration on Wednesday afternoon.
Leading childcare companies which operate hundreds of centres in Victoria are haemorrhaging money as they fail to meet national safety and quality standards. See which centres make the list.
The grieving parents of a little girl have released a heartbreaking photo of her, ahead of the coronial inquest into a fatal medical incident at a Top End childcare centre.
Devastated families are fighting to save an 80-year-old Glen Iris kinder from closing, after the Uniting Church announced plans to sell the site.
Authorities have ordered the interim closure of dozens of centres while compliance and sleep risk assessments are carried out following the death of a baby in Melbourne’s southeast.
Families will have access to 6500 new kinder spaces this year, with 65 centres opening after being built or undergoing upgrades. Search our interactive map to see all the new kinders near you.
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