A New South Wales parliamentary inquiry has revealed alarming gaps in the childcare sector’s ability to detect and prevent child abuse, with NSW Police warning that some offenders are deliberately “shopping around” for centres with weak safeguards.

An NSW parliamentary inquiry has revealed that Little Zak's Academy, a prominent childcare provider, received over $2.9 million in state funding despite multiple breaches of child safety regulations across its centres.

A 26-year-old man, David William James, has been charged with multiple offences after allegedly producing child abuse material while employed at six out-of-school hours (OOSH) care services in Sydney between April 2021 and May 2024.

The early childhood sector has been shaken by allegations of serious misconduct at a Western Sydney childcare service, renewing calls for transparency, training, and accountability across centers. On June 26, a 17-month-old child was reportedly assaulted in two separate incidents at a South Wentworthville early learning centre—both incidents occurring within the same day and involving different educators.

Two separate fires have rocked Play and Learn childcare centres across Sydney in less than a week, prompting serious concerns for community safety and early education environments.

A suspicious fire erupted at a childcare centre on Sydney’s North Shore early Friday morning, raising urgent concerns about security within early learning environments.

In a sweeping reform aimed at strengthening child safety, New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has announced plans to ban appeals for individuals denied a Working With Children Check.

The NSW Government is rolling out urgent reforms in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector to better protect children and rebuild trust. These reforms respond directly to an increase in safety breaches during 2024. The following article provides information on What Actions Are Being Taken, Broader Commitments, Why now and more. 

The Pamela Allen AM exhibition is a celebration of the life and work of Pamela Allen, a renowned author and illustrator of children's books. This exhibition will be held at the State Library of New South Wales, opening in September 2025 and running for an impressive 20 months until July 2027.

A damning document dump has exposed that dozens of G8 Education's childcare centers in New South Wales have exposed children to serious safety risks, such as toxic chemicals, inappropriate discipline, yelling, missing children, and disturbing cases of alleged sexual assaults. G8 Education is Australia's billion-dollar listed childcare empire.