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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…
New Federal Legislation Targeting Childcare Standards

New Federal Legislation Targeting Childcare Standards

In the wake of devastating safeguarding failures, the Albanese Government has introduced legislation granting federal authorities new powers to respond to serious breaches in early childhood settings. Centres that pose harm to children or flout standards may face public exposure,…
Free Webinar - Circle Of Security

Free Webinar - Circle Of Security

As part of their ECEC Professional Learning Program, TAFE NSW will be conducting a free webinar on the Circle of Security. Join Karthika Viknarasah, an experienced early education leadership expert, for an insightful webinar exploring the principles of the Circle…
More Time, More Charges: The Sector Reckoning We Can’t Afford to Delay

More Time, More Charges: The Sector Reckoning We Can’t Afford to Delay

Charged with 73 counts involving eight children aged five months to two years, Brown now faces potential additional charges, as investigators continue to compile evidence. The latest court update granted police an extension until December to finalize their hand-up brief.
“We Are Not Going to Let Monsters Lurk in Centres”: Queensland’s Childcare Reckoning Demands National Action

“We Are Not Going to Let Monsters Lurk in Centres”: Queensland’s Childcare Reckoning Demands National Action

The sector is reeling. Again. This week, Queensland authorities confirmed two separate cases of workers with known child harm risks employed at childcare centres—one a young male charged with indecent treatment of a child, the other a convicted sex offender…
Celebrate National Pyjama Day On Friday 22 July

Celebrate National Pyjama Day On Friday 25th July

National Pyjama Day is on Friday, 25th July. It's a day for educators and children to wear your favourite pair of PJ's to help The Pyjama Foundation raise awareness and funds for children in foster care.
“Is My Child Safe?”: What Educators Must Know—and Demand—Amid a Crisis of Trust in Australian Childcare

“Is My Child Safe?”: What Educators Must Know—and Demand—Amid a Crisis of Trust in Australian Childcare

In recent weeks, over 1,300 parents tuned in to a national safety webinar after confronting reports of abuse in early learning centres. The heartbreaking question echoed across the country: “Is my child safe?” For educators, this isn’t just a headline—it’s…
Legal Action Exposes Systemic Safeguarding Gaps in Childcare

Legal Action Exposes Systemic Safeguarding Gaps in Childcare

The recent announcement that three Melbourne families are launching legal proceedings against G8 Education marks a pivotal moment in Australia’s childcare crisis. With over 250 families now engaged with legal representatives and one educator charged with 70 offenses against infants…
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