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‘Can’t keep kids safe’: Inherent risks in market-driven childcare
Childcare worker Sherry used to wake up every morning unsure of how to keep the 11 children in her care safe.
“It hurts me as a teacher that you can’t keep the children in your care safe,” she said. “It’s stressful and overwhelming.”
The 30-year-old, who asked not to use her surname to speak openly, said challenging behaviours, a one-to-11 ratio and little support from management made it an impossible job and inherently risky.
A report from Victoria University’s Mitchell Institute found the push to expand childcare had created workforce churn, provider turnover and growing risk.
Since 2013, 40.7 per cent of for-profit centres have changed operators, some as many as five times, the report shows.
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Reports of shocking abuse and neglect in our early childhood system mean many Australians are questioning whether they can trust childcare centres.
In our new report, we look at some of the broader factors that can increase risks in the childcare system.
We show how it is common for daycare centres to change owners or providers. The sector also has high staff turnover and relatively low pay. The result means Australia's early childhood sector is very different to other parts of our education system.
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