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'He has gastro but that's okay, right?': sick kid etiquette
We cannot place all children who are sick in a bubble till they recover, but we can give other parents a choice about exposing their kids to them.
Working out without worry: tips for using a gym creche
Thinking of joining a gym but unsure about leaving your baby in the care of the crèche? Read a mum's story and five tips for a smooth transition.
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'We're overworked, overlooked and grossly, grossly underpaid'
Looking after toddlers is no walk in the park and childcare workers deserve to be paid properly for all that they do.
Man with long history of lewd acts allowed to work with children
A man with a long history of lewd acts including masturbating in front of two 16-year-old schoolgirls will be allowed to work with children, in a decision described as "bizarre" by a former children's commissioner.
How Melissa made $3.6 million 'rorting' child care
A 28-year-old woman has been found guilty of fraud after she forged children's attendance records at her Aussie Giggles family day care centre to rake in more than $3.6 million in taxpayer funding.
Childcare worker investigated after threatening toddler's mother
An early childhood teacher has been censured for serious misconduct after she threatened the mother of a young child.
'All about the profits': Families desert childcare
Some parents of children attending a for-profit childcare service run by the private equity firm that floated Dick Smith say its centres are being run into the ground as profits are siphoned off.
The (very) big business of little kids
It's boomtime for corporate childcare in Australia, with for-profit operators and the big, listed landlords who own more than half the nation's centres boasting of strong growth, increasing rental income and multimillion dollar profits for their shareholders.
It's that time of year when women like me find out if we can afford to go to work
Saman Shad's six-month-old son was on childcare waitlists since well before he was born, but none of them have a place for him next year.
Jail time for daycare worker involved in 'baby fight club'
A judge sentenced a former daycare worker to nearly three years in prison for her role in what prosecutors called a "baby fight club".
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The woman with the nanny might not be as lucky as you think
Culturally, we often think mothers have nannies because they can, not because they actually need them.
Unregulated au pair industry puts young women at risk of exploitation
There are growing calls for the Federal Government to regulate the mushrooming au pair industry to protect both au pairs and their host families.
Early childhood educators protest being paid as little as $20 an hour
Patricia Rosas has a second job as a cook on Saturdays to supplement her salary as an early childhood educator.
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