A review of thousands of incident reports filed about the ACT’s childcare centres over the years shows current checks and balances are working, the ACT Government says.
In June this year, Independent MLA Thomas Emerson passed a motion calling for the ACT Government to release all documents related to reported incidents in ACT early childhood education and care services over the past five years.
“Thousands of documents are being released by the NSW Government every week, yet the ACT Government is yet to release a single document in response to my motion from four months ago,” Mr Emerson said.
“The lack of transparency in the ACT means good providers are being lumped in with dodgy operators. Everyone in early childhood is being tarred with the same brush, and that’s because of the government’s resistance to scrutiny in the face of what we’re seeing play out nationally.”
Full article: https://region.com.au/acts-existing-childcare-watchdog-working-well-government-says/916786/