Lax rules and rise in for-profit childcare allow predators to abuse children, NSW inquiry finds
Greens MLC Abigail Boyd â who chaired inquiry â says system âfailing too many children, families and educatorsâSystemic weaknesses in New South Walesâ childcare sector have allowed predators to work in the industry and abuse children, a scathing inquiry has found.In its final report, published on Wednesday, a NSW upper house inquiry into the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) sector found âthe proliferation of for-profit services and a lax regulatory approachâ had led to âpredatorsâ being allowed to work in childcare and abuse children. Continue reading...
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