child safety
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Documents expose disturbing details about next generation of early childhood educators
Thousands of students are getting fast-tracked qualifications to work in childcare centres and it’s compromising safety standards, experts warn. Some…
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Can a childcare system built on parental ‘choice’ also guarantee quality?
This week’s horrifying allegations against a Melbourne childcare worker have provoked shock, grief and reckoning. For those who spend their…
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‘I’m set up to fail’: Foster carer quits after three weeks of caring for young boy
With nothing but a black bin bag in tow, Oliver* arrived at Elaine’s* on the eve of his seventh birthday.…
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‘A very dark place’: Inside the $2b system where kids are prey to child sex abusers
For $1 million per child a year you’d expect unlimited opportunities, stellar care — opulence. Indeed, governments are at pains…
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Prime minister rules out royal commission into childcare sector
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has dismissed the call for a royal commission into Australia’s childcare sector, saying there needs to…
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I Just Learned You Can Use This Household Item To Stop Kids Trapping Fingers In Doors – And Huh!
Is there anything more panic-inducing than when your child finally discovers doors? I’ll answer that, no there is not. My…
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Another shameful Closing the Gap report is destined to gather dust on the shelf
Reading any Closing the Gap report is a sombre affair, and the most recent data was no different. The latest…
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I’m A Doctor – If You Can’t Find Your Kid At Home, Check The Dangerous Four
Picture this: you’re busy putting away laundry and realise your home has gone quiet. Too quiet. Your child, who was…
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I Just Learned This About Plug Socket Protectors And – What?!
As soon as little ones start to crawl, the extreme baby-proofing begins. Baby gates are installed, wires tidied away and,…
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Parents Warned Not To Make This 1 Lethal Car Seat Mistake
Safety experts have warned parents against making a crucial mistake when strapping babies and young children into car seats this…
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