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Dauphin County Parents Start Petition After Day Care Closure Notice Leaves Families Scrambling

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, JUL 17 – Joshua Dale Brown faces about 70 charges linked to abuse at over 24 centres, prompting calls for improved safety and stricter childcare sector regulations, with shares of major operators falling up to 23%.

  • Parents are upset after Affinity Education issued a closure notice for their childcare center, leaving families searching for answers.
  • Queensland Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek stated that police advised Affinity not to release information during the situation.
  • This incident follows the recent arrest of Joshua Dale Brown for alleged child abuse, raising concerns in early education.
  • Affinity plans to enhance safety by installing CCTV cameras across its centers and responding to parental preferences for assistance with children.
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‘Pretty appalling’: Fury as parents learn of childcare abuse claims through media

“I don’t know how I’m feeling, I don’t know what to do. They’ve got nothing to say.”

·Sydney, Australia
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Sydney Morning Herald broke the news in Sydney, Australia on Thursday, July 17, 2025.
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