How profit beats safety in childcare
Today, crime reporter Sherryn Groch discusses the tension between rapid business growth – and child safety – at the heart of the childcare sector.
When Joshua Brown was arrested for allegedly abusing children at childcare centres across Melbourne, it exposed a horrifying reality – patchwork regulation and an understaffed, profit-driven industry is failing children.
Months on, as state and federal governments try to deal with the fallout – and as the Albanese government pumps record investment into the early childhood sector – experts say children still aren’t safe in childcare.
Today, crime reporter at The Age Sherryn Groch discusses the tension between rapid business growth – and child safety – at the heart of the childcare sector.
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Just a warning, this episode discusses details of child sex abuse.
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Guest: Crime reporter at The Age Sherryn Groch
