Brisbane kindergarten forced to back down after proposing to charge parents $2,200 for their own children’s art

The Queensland Department of Education has told Craigslea community kindergarten to provide parents with the artwork produced by their children, free of charge. Photograph: Carly Earl/The Guardian

A Brisbane kindergarten has been forced to back down after asking parents to pay $2,200 for their own children’s artwork amid a dispute over the management of the childcare centre.

Craigslea community kindergarten, a local childcare centre in Chermside West in Brisbane’s north, made national headlines this week after a series of emails to parents. The centre has been in turmoil for weeks and was closed after a mass exodus of staff before the school holidays.