15/11/2025
The current status and recent media reports on the allegations of sexual assault taking place within Daycare Centers. These allegations involving extremely young children is distressing, shocking and behavior that is absolutely unacceptable. For many years I have worked on the outskirts of this issue. Initially with NSW Health, in working with a Multi Agency team in the development of the policies and procedures that would ultimately deliver the Working With Children's Check. I was also the HR Officer responsible for delivering the Risk Assessment of positive outcomes of this check. My Brief would go to the Legal Committee for their consideration regarding application for positions within NSW Health. When my HR Manager moved to Corrective Services I moved with her and we delivered these protocols to that agency. My work in Child Protection continued over many years, now as a retired person, reading about this horrendous situation within childcare centers, my head is spinning on how this issue may be addressed. So I am making a list, confident that with my experiences and legal understanding of legislation, policies, procedures and audit, I could contribute. Attached is the ABCs Broadcast on this very topic, viewed 2 weeks ago. If you are interested Google ABC Four Corners, Ashley Griffith, How Predators are targeting children in childcare, only if you have a strong stomach, I do and I still found this situation sickening.