A spokesperson for Pitta Patta Nursery said the child was involved in an incident whilst playing in the garden area. It added that due to an initial misunderstanding, the emergency services contacted the police, which suggested that a more serious event had occurred.
Authorities in Victoria, Australia, have advised 1,200 young children to undergo health screenings following the arrest of Joshua Brown, charged with over 70 offenses, including sexual assault. The charges involve eight victims aged between five months and two years, connected to the Creative Gardens Early Learning Centre, where Brown worked. He had previously passed all background checks, raising concerns about child safety within the child care system.
In the past few weeks, we have been working with our provincial and territorial partners to make sure that families can rely on this system, to become something that no government, a year from now, five years from now, twenty years from now, could ever go back on.
Families in Washington often juggle various child care options during the summer, including relatives, summer camps, and flexible work arrangements, highlighting the necessity to adapt to child care gaps.
"The federal funds that helped businesses like TLC stay afloat during the pandemic - with grants and pay boosts - had expired in 2023... The staff still expected higher salaries, which at around $14 an hour was not close to a living wage."