ECRU News

Latest ECRU media statements and announcements are available below.

Past media statements and announcements are also available on this page. 

2025

5 December 2025:
JLB Pty Ltd penalised for leaving a child unattended in a locked school bus

20 November 2025:
Cuddles Childcare Centre Byford Pty Ltd penalised for inadequate supervision and failure to protect a child from a hazard likely to cause injury

13 November 2025:
Trinity Early Learning School Pty Ltd penalised for inadequate supervision

21 October 2025:
Amity Early Learning Pty Ltd penalised

17 October 2025:
TheirCare Pty Ltd penalised

11 September:
G8 Education Limited penalised

19 August 2025:
Review of Western Australia’s regulatory approach to child safety in Early Childhood Education Care settings. Read the Report:
Review of Western Australia’s regulatory approach to child safety in Early Childhood Education Care settings (PDF, 352KB)

30 June 2025:
Aspire Early Education and Kindergarten Baldivis penalised

13 June 2025:
Maragon Australia Pty Ltd penalised for inadequate supervision

2024

26 August 2024:
A Morley out of school care provider penalised for inadequate supervision

21 August 2024:
Early Learning Australia Pty Ltd and Ms Michelle Pisani found guilty in the Magistrates Court of contravening education and care legislation

16 August 2024:
A Duncraig early education provider penalised for inadequate supervision of children

16 April 2024:
An East Victoria Park education and care provider penalised for inadequate supervision of a child

27 February 2024:
Approved provider of a High Wycombe education and care service receives a financial penalty for failure to supervise children

11 January 2024:
Approved provider of a Heathridge education and care service penalised for  child found shut in a shed

11 January 2024:
Approved provider of a Kinross vacation care service penalised for leaving child at restaurant

05 January 2024:
A Wanneroo early learning centre penalised after child sustains first and second degree burns

2023

18 December 2023:
Camp Australia penalised for three incidents of inadequate supervision of children

6 December 2023:
A Wanneroo childcare provider penalised for leaving child behind

14 November 2023:
A Greenfields childcare provider penalised after child left service unsupervised

26 October 2023:
An Early Education and Care service fined for leaving child unattended on bus

23 October 2023:
Play Picnic to celebrate Children’s Week

29 September 2023:
Capel childcare provider penalised after child escaped service unsupervised

21 September 2023:
New Models and Initiatives to Support Early Childhood Education and Care Services in Regional WA via the 2021 Election Commitment

4 September 2023:
Supervision Critical: Record penalty ordered for Perth service that left a child unsupervised requiring life-saving CPR

30 March 2023:
Childcare centres reminded to protect children from burns and heat