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  1. Roblox to face external audits to prove it's safe for Australian children

    Australia's eSafety Commissioner will be able to take the gaming platform to court if it finds Roblox is not honouring its commitments to keep Australian children safe.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-20/rob

    #ConsumerProtection #ChildCare #Children #InformationandCommunication #InternetCulture #LawCrimeandJustice

  2. $36,000 a year for childcare. The US is obscene*.

    *offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency.
    #childcare

  3. Linoleum is a short story I wrote and since I started a new blog it seems a good addition.

    It's about being in foster care and handles some difficult and dark themes from that time.

    paper.wf/thisislieven/linoleum

    #FosterCare #ChildCare #Writing

  4. ‘Our rota crew have the best summer’: parents share how they get through the school holiday
    By Nicola Slawson and Amee Joshi

    As research suggests six weeks of childcare can cost £1,145, parents are relying on spreadsheets, savings and sharing the load

    theguardian.com/education/2026

    #Schoolholidays #Childcare #Children #Society #Money #Parentsandparenting #UKnews #Family #TheGuardian #NicolaSlawson #AmeeJoshi

  5. Tommy was excluded from his early learning centre, 'effective immediately'
    By Nick Dole

    The NSW government is being asked to intervene to help a four-year-old boy who was excluded from his early learning centre on the south coast due to his disability-related needs.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-15/4yo

    #DisabilityAccess #EarlyChildhoodEducationandCareServices #ChildCare #PeopleWithDisability #StateandTerritoryGovernment #NickDole

  6. Qld child safety minister axes key survey of children in care
    By Laura Lavelle

    Queensland's child safety minister said she "had no hesitation" in axing a key survey, that she previously lauded as integral.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/qld

    #StateandTerritoryGovernment #ChildCare #Children #LauraLavelle

  7. Grandparents filling child care gaps as cost-of-living pressures rise
    By Charmayne Allison

    Experts say families are turning to grandparents for help with child care, as the formal care system remains "inaccessible to many".

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/gra

    #ChildCare #FamilyandRelationships #Family #CharmayneAllison

  8. Why aren't @[email protected] running #ads out there saying "instead is spending $$ on one day of the #Trump #Iran war, let's spend that on #childcare for #Americans"? Or healthcare? Or housing? Or lowering food prices?

    Put real dollar figures in. Call out specific defense contractors getting rich.

  9. Parents of baby girl killed at nursery fear unsafe sleeping ‘rife’ across England
    By Josh Halliday North of England editor

    Katie and John Meehan say responses to campaign they launched after death of daughter Genevieve must be ‘wake-up call’

    theguardian.com/education/2026

    #Earlyyearseducation #Crime #UKnews #Ofsted #Childcare #Children #Education #Society #Parentsandparenting #Childprotection #TheGuardian #JoshHallidayNorthofEnglandeditor

  10. Number of children in residential care in Qld jumps to record new highs
    By Alex Brewster

    The Queensland government has handed down its response to the Child Safety Inquiry, as shocking new data shows a major increase in children in residential care.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/chi

    #Children #ChildCare #AlexBrewster

  11. Totally agree with #alankohler that we should have government run #childcare centres; get rid of the subsidy to pay for it.

    How good would it be to have one drop off at your local state school?

    #auspol #punterspolitics

    youtu.be/vU02fiEQlTk?si=DDF8Ly

    Crossposted with @openvibe

  12. How free childcare started winning US elections: ‘Overnight, people realized how essential it was’
    By Sunny Patel

    Francesca Hong, a candidate for Wisconsin governor, is part of a wave of democratic socialists finding traction with an old idea

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/j

    #Childcare #USpolitics #Wisconsin #Parentsandparenting #USnews #Children #Family #Money #Society #TheGuardian #SunnyPatel

  13. The debate about the 'non-market sector' is confused, ABS official says
    By Gareth Hutchens

    The "non-market sector" is not the same thing as "the public sector" or "the government", it's worth knowing the difference.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-29/aus

    #Productivity #PublicSector #Industry #ChildCare #GarethHutchens

  14. Lack of child care creates skills shortages as bush mums leave work
    By Bella Munro

    Looking at her young daughters, Emily McPhee hopes they will never have to choose between a career and raising a family in the bush.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-28/ski

    #ChildCare #Playgrounds #BellaMunro

  15. Fresh appeal to identify alleged Sydney childcare abuse victims

    Police are still trying to identify a child from a Putney childcare centre in Sydney's north who was found pictured on electronic devices seized from Hamish Tait as part of the investigation.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-24/cal

    #ChildCare #Police

  16. 'Far more' needs to be done to help children leaving state care
    By Eden Gillespie

    In Queensland, the Family and Children's Commissioner Luke Twyford, said the situation is "profoundly upsetting".

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-24/que

    #Children #Homelessness #ChildAbuse #ChildCare #EdenGillespie

  17. Mother furious after Canberra childcare centre ordered to close
    By Lois Maskiell

    A Canberra mother had concerns for her daughter's safety at Edge Early Learning in Higgins long before the ACT regulator ordered the centre to close.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-18/mot

    #ChildCare #LoisMaskiell