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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Krishani Dhanji and Josh Butler

Database to track childcare workers and mobile phone bans on the table as Australian ministers set to meet

Children drawing in childcare
Attorneys general across Australia last week agreed to work toward a nationally consistent working with children check scheme. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

A national system to track childcare worker misconduct is key to keeping children safe, one of Australia’s largest early education providers has said, arguing every worker in every state should be subject to mandatory reporting.

It comes amid disagreement among states and territories about moves to ban mobile phones in childcare centres, before a critical meeting of education ministers to decide on new rules about safety training, CCTV and a database to track worker movements.

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