Childcare Key to Fewer Kids in Protection

Childcare Key to Fewer Kids in Protection
A young girl takes part in the NAIDOC march in Melbourne, Australia on July 6, 2018. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
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Fewer Aboriginal children would end up in the child protection system if early childhood services were better funded and resourced, industry leaders suggest.

Victoria’s truth-telling inquiry is examining the child protection system, with early childhood leaders on Friday lamenting the fractured way centres are funded across the state.