Unsafe and non-compliant: Profits above safety in Australia’s early learning sector

Description

The United Workers Union (UWU) has released a report outlining the failure of for-profit child care providers to keep Australian children safe. The first part of this report analyses new and unique data on non-compliance to reveal that for-profit providers have a history of poorer safety and lower quality. Featuring a closer look into the three biggest for-profit providers in Australia, the second part contains quality rating analysis which demonstrates clearly that for-profits are the worst-performing management type when it comes to meeting national quality standards. The report also includes a section on the dangers of working in the sector from an educator’s perspective.