Predators 'slip through the cracks' in Australian child care
Analysts say regulations have failed to keep up with the expansion of the sector.
Serial child sexual abuse cases in Australian day care centers have spurred a rush to close security gaps that let predators through the door.
New legislation will bring in a national register of childcare workers from 2026, impose compulsory safety training, ban the use of personal phones by carers and start a trial of CCTV monitoring.
It aims to address safety deficiencies in a childcare sector that has boomed thanks to government funding.
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Author's summary: Australia improves child care security.