Childcare
Perth parents push for change after fighting school’s plan to hire childcare provider with ‘history of fines’
Parents at a primary school in Perth’s north who lobbied to stop the appointment of a new childcare provider want the education department to do more to vet companies for breaches.
- Holly Thompson
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‘Worst nightmare’: Sydney daycare worker hit with more than 120 child abuse charges
The accusations involve multiple daycare centres and allegedly took place over many years. Police are preparing to reach out to parents.
- Perry Duffin
Rat poison, dog poo and bleach within children’s reach at day care
Rat poison, dog poo, a chest freezer and bleach were within children’s reach across two family day-care services in Melbourne’s north, temporarily shuttered for posing health and safety risks.
- Nicole Precel
Car crashes through gate at childcare centre south of Brisbane
The driver was assessed for a minor head wound, and one child suffered a small scratch from falling off play equipment while children were moved away.
- Opinion
- Opinion
Don’t gaslight stressed-out parents over childcare. Just fix it
Many parents feel as though they’re failing; the truth is, the system is failing them.
- Georgie Dent
How many hours of childcare is best for kids, and how much is too much?
Children who were enrolled for more than 40 hours per week had the highest rates of developmental vulnerabilities, major government research tracking 274,000 Australian children has found.
- Christopher Harris
Coalition pushes for powers to more easily sack childcare workers
The move comes after the sector was rocked by allegations of that workers were sexually abusing children.
- Brittany Busch
Daycare linked to sex abuse allegations shut down over serious child safety failures
An Affinity-owned childcare centre in Werribee where alleged paedophile Joshua Dale Brown worked has been suspended for child safety concerns.
- Nicole Precel
‘Day spa for kids’: Developer plans premium childcare centre with sound and scent machines
The centre targets busy workers, promising gift wrapping at Christmas, monthly date nights, pram cleaning and integrated systems to calm kids down.
- William Davis
‘It wears away at the pay packet’: Grandmothers cut work hours to do free childcare
As more households need two parents working full-time to survive, grandmothers are reducing their own work and income to offer childcare. Some say they should be paid.
- Wendy Tuohy