A small group of children play at the Robertson Street Kindy Childcare Centre in Helensburgh south of Sydney, Australia, on April 3, 2020. AAP Image/Dean Lewins
As public anger mounts over child abuse allegations at a Melbourne childcare centre, the Victorian Labor Government is facing renewed scrutiny for failing to act on long-standing flaws in the state’s Working With Children Check (WWCC) system.
In 2022, the Ombudsman urged the government to strengthen the scheme, recommending legislative changes that would allow authorities to suspend or revoke WWCCs based on risk assessments, even in cases without criminal charges.
