Calls for stronger childcare training after Queensland man charged with more than 1,600 child abuse offences

National check system and specialist instruction should be implemented to create a ‘truly child-safe environment’, experts say

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Specialist child protection training for childcare workers should be strengthened in the wake of a former childcare worker being charged with more than 1,600 child abuse offences, the Australian Childhood Foundation has said.

Under national regulations which set a standard for children’s care, those in charge of childcare services are required to have child-protection training, and the service providers are required to ensure all staff understand their child-protection obligations.

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