Busy Bees childcare review how baby was left unattended at Mirrabooka centre

A mother’s worst fear came to life when she went to pick up her baby from childcare only to find the workers had already left.

Two childcare workers have been stood down as a daycare centre reviews how a baby was left unattended for more than 30 minutes after staff had left for the day.

The review comes after a mother went to collect her 16-month-old child from Busy Bees daycare centre in Mirrabooka, Perth, on August 12, only to find the lights were turned off and nobody was answering the emergency contact numbers.

An internal review is ongoing after a child was left unattended at the Busy Bees childcare centre in Mirrabooka. Picture: 7News

The concerned mother finally managed to get someone on the phone after 40 minutes.

Staff then arrived to the centre to find the child sleeping in a cot, completely unattended.

Busy Bees have since stood down two staff members until a “comprehensive internal review” is completed.

“We respect the privacy of the family involved and have been supporting them directly,” Busy Bees said in a statement to 9 News.

The mother found nobody was at the childcare centre when she came to collect her 16-month-old baby. Picture: 7News

“The safety and wellbeing of the children in our care is our top priority and we are taking this matter very seriously.

“A comprehensive internal review is currently underway to understand how this occurred, including a full review of our policies and procedures. ”

The incident comes months after a toddler pricked herself with a needle while at the same childcare centre in April.

The centre was also fined $14,000 after a three-year-old escaped the centre unnoticed in 2021.

Busy Bees has been contacted.

Originally published as Busy Bees childcare review how baby was left unattended at Mirrabooka centre