No child should experience abuse and neglect.
We are calling on the Victorian Government to release documents to reveal the true extent of harm and abuse in the private early childhood education sector in Victoria.
This follows important work by NSW Greens MP Abigail Boyd, who uncovered serious regulatory failures and alarming rates of harm in early childhood care after making a similar request in the NSW Parliament.
If the NSW government can provide these documents, there’s no reason Victoria can’t do the same.
The private childcare sector has become a money-making machine, prioritising profit over the wellbeing of our children.
Many of these same corporations who have been exposed for malpractice in NSW are operating in Victoria too. If they’ve harmed children there, we have every reason to be concerned about what’s happening here.
Victorian parents deserve transparency, especially when they’re paying thousands of dollars per week in childcare fees.
Releasing these documents is clearly in the public interest and critical for keeping children safe.
The Government has agreed to our motion in Parliament. Now they have 30 days to follow through and produce the documents.
Our requests are specific, limited and protect private information – there’s literally no excuse for Labor to delay unless they’re trying to cover something up.
Add your name to the petition to hold the government to account and demand they release the documents next month