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A childcare worker in Sydney’s north-west faces charges following allegations of slapping a three-year-old child, authorities have reported.
Ryde Police Area Command officers launched an investigation earlier this week concerning claims that a 43-year-old woman had physically assaulted the young child at a Dundas childcare facility on Tuesday.
The woman was apprehended by police at a residence on Dorahy Street in Dundas yesterday morning.
Following her arrest, she was taken to Gladesville Police Station, where she was formally charged with assaulting a school student in the course of attending school and with common assault.
The childcare worker has been released on conditional bail and is scheduled to appear in Burwood Local Court on December 8.
The childcare worker was granted conditional bail and will face the Burwood Local Court on December 8.
The early childhood education sector has faced national scrutiny over failures to keep children safe and meet standards.
It prompted the NSW government to introduce nation-leading child safety reforms, which passed parliament a little over a week ago, which include a 900 per cent increase to maximum penalties for dodgy providers and compulsory child protection training.
“Families deserve to know their children are safe, respected, and nurtured when they attend childcare, preschool, or outside school care,” Acting Education and Early Learning Minister Courtney Houssos said at the time.
