How to get and give help for postpartum depression
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Children withdrawn from Hopetoun day care after allegations against senior employee’s husband
Several parents in a small mining town on WA’s south coast have pulled their children out of the…
Humpty Doo Community and Child Care Centre and three workers charged after death of toddler Ebony Thompson
An Australian childcare centre and three staff have been charged over the death of Ebony Thompson in an…
Hundreds of cases of child-on-child abuse are the fresh childcare system horror
Parents are demanding answers from centre operators after their children were allegedly sexually abused by other children while…
Australia’s crumbling childcare safeguards put kids at risk. How can parents make sure they’re safe?
The reality of Australia’s childcare industry has the makings of every parent’s worst nightmare: a system designed to…
Death of child trapped in fence at childcare centre ruled ‘preventable’
The death of a toddler who became trapped on a fence at a childcare centre outside Darwin last…
Mother breaks silence after autistic son went missing from childcare in Brisbane and tragically died two days later
A mother has spoken out about the terrifying ordeal when her young autistic son went missing from a…
Cash-strapped childcare centre forced to hand over children’s artwork after bid to charge $2200 for portfolios
A financially strapped childcare centre has been forced to hand over children’s art portfolios after it suggested parents…
Childcare boss unsure if bonuses were docked over rise in safety breaches, inquiry told
The boss of one of Australia’s largest for-profit childcare companies has been unable to tell an inquiry whether…
Perth childcare worker Robert David Reti faces court for allegedly indecently touching two girls at separate centres
A male childcare worker indecently touched two young girls in his care at separate childcare centres in the…
Australia’s childcare safety reforms are the ‘bare minimum’ parents should expect and reveal just how poor regulation has been
Parents may be horrified to learn the new national childcare reforms are the kind of basic safety measures…
How a kid’s summer camp manages its finances as a small business
Welcome to Money Talks, a series in which we interview people about their relationship with money, their relationship…