Childcare Abuse Scandal Triggers Urgent Review of Victorian Safety Standards

This comes in response to allegations against a childcare worker in Melbourne’s west.

An abandoned children’s toy is seen on a path in Canberra, Australia on Dec. 10, 2021. AAP Image/Lukas Coch

Allegations of child abuse at a Melbourne childcare centre have prompted the Allan government to launch an urgent, independent review of early childhood safety across Victoria.

Joshua Dale Brown, a 26-year-old childcare worker, has been charged with over 70 offences against eight children at a Point Cook facility.