Ally Sweeney no longer has childcare for her daughter after the centre she attended was abruptly shut down by the regulator.
But for four-year-old Blake, Edge Early Learning Higgins already felt unsafe, the Canberra mum and tow truck driver tells The Canberra Times.
Ms Sweeney - who does not have the option to work from home - said she had already stopped sending Blake to the centre when it closed this week, after losing faith in its ability to look after her properly.