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A New Era for Child Safety: Specialist Unit Mobilized to Support National WWCC Reform

A New Era for Child Safety: Specialist Unit Mobilized to Support National WWCC Reform

In a significant move toward strengthening child protection across Australia, the federal government has mobilized a specialist unit to assist in the rollout of a nationwide Working with Children Check (WWCC) system. This marks a pivotal step in unifying fragmented…
Educator Dismissed Following Alleged Incident at Cairns Childcare Centre

Educator Dismissed Following Alleged Incident at Cairns Childcare Centre

A childcare educator has been dismissed from a service in White Rock following an alleged incident involving a four-year-old boy, who was allegedly struck with a mop and sustained minor injuries. While Queensland Police concluded its investigation without laying criminal…
Former After-School Care Worker Charged Over Alleged Child Abuse Offenses

Former After-School Care Worker Charged Over Alleged Child Abuse Offenses

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.
New Federal Laws Link Childcare Funding to Safety Standards

New Federal Laws Link Childcare Funding to Safety Standards

Parliament has passed legislation enabling the federal government to suspend or revoke Child Care Subsidy (CCS) funding for early childhood education providers that fail to meet prescribed safety standards.
Toddlers Found with Mouths Taped Shut at Sydney Childcare Centre

Toddlers Found with Mouths Taped Shut at Sydney Childcare Centre

A childcare centre on Sydney’s Upper North Shore has received an official regulatory warning after photographs surfaced showing toddlers with their mouths taped shut. According to the report by 7NEWS Sydney, the incident occurred during what staff described as a…
Why Childcare Safety Reform Can’t Wait: A Sector-Wide Call to Action

Why Childcare Safety Reform Can’t Wait: A Sector-Wide Call to Action

The Australian childcare sector is reaching a critical tipping point, where delayed reforms and missed safety opportunities are placing children at unacceptable risk. As highlighted in recent coverage, Shadow Education Minister Jonathon Duniam has called on the federal government to…
Unsubstantiated Doesn’t Mean Safe - Alleged Offenders Remain Working In The Sector

Unsubstantiated Doesn’t Mean Safe - Alleged Offenders Remain Working In The Sector

***Warning—Distressing Content*** It’s a sentence we hear too often in our sector: “There was insufficient evidence to substantiate the allegation.” But what does that mean in practice? It means that children—many too young to articulate trauma—are systematically failed. It means…
STI Tests All Negative: What It Means for Childcare Safety, and What It Doesn’t

STI Tests All Negative: What It Means for Childcare Safety, and What It Doesn’t

In an outcome met with collective relief, Victorian health authorities have confirmed that all 2000 children tested for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in connection with alleged pedophile Joshua Dale Brown have returned negative results. The tests were conducted as a…
Time Poverty in Childcare—Why Children Lose When Educators Burn Out

Time Poverty in Childcare—Why Children Lose When Educators Burn Out

A recent national study has laid bare a quiet crisis undermining the heart of early childhood education in Australia: childcare educators spend less than 30 percent of their day in focused interaction with children. That’s less than 2.5 hours in…
Shadow Bans and Safety Theatre: The Gendered Fallout of a Childcare Crisis

Shadow Bans and Safety Theatre: The Gendered Fallout of a Childcare Crisis

In July 2025, Australian early learning services faced a reckoning not only with child protection protocols—but with their values. The phrase “They’ve sent a male”, reportedly uttered as a relief educator arrived for shift work, revealed how fear has been…
Safety Gaps and Missed Opportunities: Victoria’s Childcare Register Under Scrutiny

Safety Gaps and Missed Opportunities: Victoria’s Childcare Register Under Scrutiny

Victoria is set to roll out a state-based Early Childhood Workforce Register this August—but sector advocates are raising red flags over critical exclusions that may undermine the very purpose of the reform.
Services Have 1 Month To Rectify Issues Before Losing Funding

Services Have 1 Month To Rectify Issues Before Losing Funding

Under a new bill, centres that seriously breach standards will have one month to rectify issues before losing taxpayer-funded subsidies. While framed as a grace period to avoid sudden shutdowns, critics worry that such leniency could prolong children’s exposure to…
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