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Two child carers from a centre in Western Australia have been charged with aggravated assault, after using a knife to threaten a four year old child. The co-workers also slammed the child against a wall, it has been stated by perthnow.
The assault was carried out on a four-year old boy who was under their care at an ABC Learning child care centre in Kelmscott, perthnow reported. read more
It has been reported that ABC has been selling centres to Neighbourhood Early Learning Centres, making people believe they are operated by a different service, seperate from ABC.
However, the centres remain owned by ABC but are run by a company, NELC, with personal business and family ties to ABC’s chief executive officer, Eddy Groves.
The council has identified five sites it hopes to develop into early learning centres, offering education-driven care and other developmental services such as speech pathology.
More child care services needed
The sites are in Yarraville, Maidstone, Braybrook, Footscray and Maribyrnong.
Maxine McKew, parliamentary secretary for early childhood education and child care, stated that the new centre in Yarraville could still be two years away.
There has been no commitment made on numbers, but the Federal Government has indicated the new centres will have about 50 places each.
The Australian state of Queensland is putting into place a strategy to stop bullying. They are implementing this in 750 child care centres across Queensland, in the hope that the number of bullies drop in school aged children. Read more.
It has been reported that a staff member rubbed a dirty nappy in the face of an autistic boy while being cared for at a child care centre in Ipswich, Queensland. The incident happened about two years ago and has only recently become known as an employee finally spoke up about it. ABC developmental learning became owners of the centre just weeks after the incident occurred. Read more
Would you report this to the parents if the service didn’t, risking your job, by breaching confidentiality?
UPDATE: Child carer admits to accusations, read more.
