A Brisbane childcare provider has been fined $12,500 after a five-year-old child was discovered crossing busy roads alone. The incident occurred on February 17, 2023, when the child exited through an emergency door that led to street level from the centre, which is located above...
Two alleged incidents of physical violence against a child at Amaze Early Education in Silkstone have prompted a formal investigation by Queensland Police. The reports, made within the past week, concern events that occurred over...
More than two decades after the abduction and murder of 13-year-old Daniel Morcombe, Queensland has introduced landmark legislation aimed at strengthening child protection. Known as Daniel’s Law, the new bill establishes a public...
In the quiet coastal town of Peregian Springs, a harrowing event unfolded outside Habitat Early Learning that could have shaken the very foundations of safety and trust in early childhood education. But thanks to the swift, compos...
A childcare centre in Bushland Beach, Townsville, has changed its name while under investigation for multiple regulatory breaches, including allegations of poor supervision and child injuries.
In a powerful reminder of the life-saving potential of educator vigilance, a Queensland early childhood teacher recently spotted a subtle anomaly in a child’s eye—leading to the diagnosis of a rare and aggressive cancer, retinobla...
***Warning—Distressing Content*** It’s a sentence we hear too often in our sector: “There was insufficient evidence to substantiate the allegation.” But what does that mean in practice? It means that children—many too young to art...
The sector is reeling. Again. This week, Queensland authorities confirmed two separate cases of workers with known child harm risks employed at childcare centres—one a young male charged with indecent treatment of a child, the oth...
In a landmark move towards safeguarding vulnerable children, the Queensland Government has unveiled mandatory annual safety training for all childcare workers—a first-of-its-kind initiative in Australia.
Following the discovery of serious shortcomings in the case of one of Australia's worst pedophiles, an independent investigation of Queensland's child protection system will be initiated. Under the direction of Luke Twyford from t...
Following a button battery incident at a Sunshine Coast daycare center, over 60 kids had X-rays taken. Remains of a toy with button batteries near it were discovered at the daycare's playground, prompting paramedics to get a trip...
A child in the care of Rochedale Kids Early Learning Centre, Queensland, was given the wrong baby formula which caused a severe anaphylactic reaction, the service has been fined $24,000, with no conviction recorded.
In March 2024, a local Queensland man lost his life after being bitten by a snake while attempting to remove it from an early childhood service, in Townsville.
Studies reveal that young children in early childhood centres are being fed food that does not match nutritional guidelines, hungry throughout the day, and fed food that Educators themselves have brought from home.
More natural disasters affect Queenslanders than any other state in Australia. Early childhood services should be ready for bad weather. Thus, it's critical to prepare. The following article provides information on Notifying Of A...
A Queensland mother is suing an early childhood service in northern Brisbane, after she claims that a four-year-old boy bit, scratched and hit her baby Jack, while the kids were left unattended in August 2018.
In a historic step for Queensland education and early learning, kindergarten will be free for Queensland families. Kindy will be free for eligible-aged children who attend a government-approved program offering free kindy from 1...
TAFE Queensland is offering fee-free entry-level Certificate III qualifications in Early Childhood Education and Care. The qualification is the minimum requirement for early childhood settings in Australia.
Cloncurry Childcare Centre, in Queensland's outback, has been looking for a childcare teacher for the council's early learning centre for three years but has been unsuccessful in doing so. There haven't been any applicants for the...
An award of nearly $200,000 was given to a Queensland Educator who stumbled over a Lego brick and hurt her ankle. She tripped while dragging a section of the obstacle course from a shed and suffered an ankle injury that was later...
