Labor puts childcare centres on notice after abuse scandal with ‘one strike’ threat to funding

Legislation will give education department powers to cancel the childcare subsidy if standards fall – and publicise its decisionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore safety training for childcare workers, CCTV in centres and changes to working with children checks will be on the agenda for federal and state authorities, as governments scramble to respond to shocking allegations of abuse in early education centres.Under new federal legislation revealed on Wednesday, childcare centres could lose federal funding from just one safety breach “strike”. But the education minister, Jason Clare, was unable to put a timeline on when a long-awaited national database of childcare workers could be set up, saying it would require joining up state and territory databases. Continue reading...

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