Magazine article
What do parents want when it comes to childcare safety? More information for a start
The Conversation, Vol.10 August 2026
2026
Appears in The Conversation
Abstract
In recent weeks we’ve seen more reports of alleged child sexual abuse involving a Sydney childcare worker. There have also been reports of children leaving a Melbourne kindergarten unnoticed and getting onto a busy street.
Stories like these have sadly become a regular feature of the news cycle. And have once again raised questions about safety and public confidence in the early childhood sector.
Over the past year, we have seen multiple responses from governments to improve childcare safety.
But amid all these discussions, parents’ own perspectives about safety have received far less attention. Our new study set out to address this gap.
Details
- Title
- What do parents want when it comes to childcare safety? More information for a start
- Authors
- Bricklyn Priebe (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
- Publication details
- The Conversation, Vol.10 August 2026
- Publisher
- Conversation Media Group
- Date published
- 2026
- DOI
- 10.64628/AA.rn93e4t5q
- ISSN
- 2201-5639
- Copyright note
- © The Conversation Media Group. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Grants
- Parents' views on child safety in early childhood and care facilities: Priorities, decisions, and concerns, 0980031455, University of the Sunshine Coast (Australia, Sunshine Coast) - UniSC
- Organisation Unit
- School of Law and Society; Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991251600002621
- Output Type
- Magazine article
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