Early childhood
Why parenting is an extreme sport – with injuries to match
Many new parents are caught out by the physical damage children can cause them, from strained muscles to broken toes. But there are ways to avoid injury.
- Dan Diamond
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Six key dates at centre of childcare rape allegations against Joshua Brown
New details have emerged of the extent of the criminal charges against a childcare worker accused of sexually abusing babies and toddlers between April 2022 and January 2023.
- Carla Jaeger and Sherryn Groch
Why your toddler is due a dental visit (and why you’re probably brushing their teeth wrong too)
Tooth decay is on the rise in young children, but with rising costs and confused food labelling, time-poor parents are struggling to stay on top of good dental hygiene.
- Jenna Price
Employer investigated Joshua Brown twice before arrest over alleged child sex abuse
Colleagues complained about Joshua Brown grabbing children roughly, prompting two internal investigations by the national childcare giant that employed him.
- Ashleigh McMillan and Gemma Grant
Arson attack on childcare centre on Sydney’s north shore
A suspicious blaze has left the centre’s staff flummoxed, as police search to understand why it would be targeted.
- Josefine Ganko
- Exclusive
- Melbourne childcare crisis
Parents tell of sleepless nights during ‘traumatic’ wait for child’s STI test results
A family affected by a childcare sexual abuse scandal have told this masthead of their frantic search for answers and a traumatic wait for STI test results for their four-year-old.
- Noel Towell, Nicole Precel, Cassandra Morgan, Chris Vedelago and Broede Carmody
- Opinion
- Melbourne childcare crisis
Worse than every parent’s worst nightmare, but here’s one big thing to keep kids safe
The Productivity Commission has already recommended a critical step to protect children in care. Let’s get on with it.
- Georgie Dent
- Updated
- Melbourne childcare crisis
Arrested childcare worker accused of contaminating food with bodily fluids as authorities unveil crackdown
The man accused of abusing eight young children in a childcare centre faces charges that he used bodily fluid to tamper with food, as authorities confirm “several hundred” families have been referred for testing for STIs.
- Rachel Eddie, Liam Mannix, Caroline Schelle, Cassandra Morgan and Chris Vedelago
Melbourne childcare crisis: The new centres Brown worked at, and what else we know
A Melbourne childcare worker is accused of abusing eight children in his care, and more than 1200 children are being tested for sexually transmitted infections. Here’s what we know so far.
- Staff reporters
Heads up, squirts: Lego Bluey is here – but not everyone is happy
While kids are going crazy for the Lego version of Brisbane’s famous blue heeler family, adult fans are harder to please.
- Nick Dent
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