Staff and children in preschool and childcare aren't being protected like in schools. We need a national plan
- Written by: Thea van de Mortel, Professor, Nursing and Deputy Head (Learning & Teaching), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University
ShutterstockBy late January, more than 400 early learning centres were closed across the country due to the Omicron wave, and many more were running at reduced capacity.
Anxiety about kids’ safety is leading many parents not to send their child to preschool or childcare. Absence rates in some large providers of early childhood education and...
