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Erin Harper, Lecturer, School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney

NSW daycares face whopping $500k fines. Will this ensure safety?

The New South Wales government has proposed huge fines to crack down on childcare providers who breach safety rules.

New laws, introduced to state parliament on Wednesday, would increase the maxiumum fine to A$500,000 for large providers (who own 25 or more services) that don’t comply with safety regulations.

This is a 900% increase on previous penalties.

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