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Serious incidents in Victorian childcare jump as staff qualifications slide
Serious incidents at Victorian childcare centres increased by 8% last year, while qualified staff with required experience dropped to 75%, the Productivity Commission reported.
- On Tuesday, the Productivity Commission found almost 5050 children were injured, became ill or traumatised at Victorian childcare centres last financial year, an 8 per cent increase.
- Staff quality has declined since 2021, with fewer qualified early childhood educators amid sector upheaval after Melbourne childcare worker Joshua Brown allegedly abused eight children.
- Emergency services were called to centres 830 times, more than 730 children were locked out or unaccounted for, and the serious-incident rate rose to 6613 from 6142.
- Minister for Early Childhood Education Jess Walsh said the department is implementing stronger regulation with increased penalties and funding withdrawals, and education ministers will meet later this month.
- Early Childhood Australia CEO Samantha Page urged a dedicated early childhood services commission as confirmed breaches doubled from 118.4 to 533 in 2024/25, and Bambini Family Day Care shut all 56 services after an emergency action notice.
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Serious incidents in Victorian childcare jump as staff qualifications slide
Almost 5050 children were injured, became ill or experienced trauma in early learning centres in Victoria last year, according to new data.
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New South Wales Childcare Center Safety Incidents Hit a Record High of over 9,000 in One Year | Lost
A new government report reveals that more than 9,000 serious incidents occurred in New South Wales childcare centers in one year, with the number of injured or missing children reaching a record high, and staff quality falling to a new low.
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