Inside the Childcare Crisis: Harrowing Stories of Abuse and Systemic Neglect

With nearly 1.5 million children enrolled, parents expect safety, but data and testimonies reveal a system riddled with failures.

Tasmania has widened its inquiry into child abuse will widen its scope to include the public education system Caleb Woods/Unsplash

Children tied to chairs for hours, force-fed until they vomited, left in vans to evade inspections, and in some cases, subjected to pinching and inappropriate touching—these are just some examples of the severe situations that occur inside some Australian childcare centres.

With nearly 1.5 million children enrolled, parents expect safety, but data and testimonies reveal a system riddled with failures.