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We have all seen a lot of criticism around childcare centres lately and unfortunately some absolutely horrific incidents have occurred. Without dismissing the significance of all that has occurred and the importance of making relevant changes to ensure our children are safe, it is also important to recognise some good practice we’ve observed which is already occurring in the Early Education space. Child safeguarding is not a new concept in the human services field but is like

In light of the most recent inquiry into child safety and yet another devastating case of abuse within a Victorian childcare centre, it’s encouraging to see recommendations for a national Working With Children Check (WWCC) gaining traction.

Many people would be surprised at the number of organisations that are actually required to be child safe but don’t realise it.

I’ve been fortunate enough to work in the UK and here in Australia in frontline child protection, and I lead a team of incredible social workers delivering child protection services in New Zealand. I’ve consulted with Japanese professors and lecturers in Social Work, teaching students from Japan about fostering and kinship care models, assessment, and training. Recently, I was reflecting on how similar child protection is, regardless of the location, the legislation, or the

Last week, a number of the Individual Placement Support (IPS) team attended the Resilient Kids Conference, hosted by Michelle Mitchell and Karen Young. It was a brilliant opportunity to hear and learn from four of the best researchers, authors and presenters in strengths-based, trauma-informed parenting.

A news article from 9 News Queensland came up in my Facebook feed a few days ago. With the title “#EXCLUSIVE: #9News can reveal shocking images of damage to a school caused by an 8-year-old student who trashed two classrooms in front of other children”, I was intrigued. I clicked.