New research surveyed more than 300 Australian parents to understand what they think about safety in childcare centres.
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The child care system is facing serious challenges. It’s not clear that changing the funding model would help.
The most commonly reported incident type was ‘injury, illness, or trauma’, which accounted for almost 80% of reports.
More reports of horrific abuse at childcare centres have emerged. Mechanisms supposed to stop situations going from unacceptable to unfathomable have failed.
Centre-based childcare is big business, dominated by for-profit providers, who may not be meeting regulatory standards.
A new study by early childhood researchers looks at four important features of a centre’s physical environment.
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Associate Lecturer in Education, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education, Deakin University
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Lecturer, School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Education (Adjunct), Adelaide University
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Professor Emerita, School of Society, Communication and Culture, Macquarie University
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Professor, Early Childhood Governance, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education, Australian Catholic University
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Professor & Director, Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Lecturer in Criminology and Justice; Core Member, Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit, University of the Sunshine Coast