Albury childcare centre shut down as safety probe launched

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How it spread - 6 original reports, 1 reprint

1. Fri, 25 September 2026

   1 report
   • ABC News (Australia)06:32first to report
     Albury childcare centre shut down as safety probe launched

     The NSW independent regulator in early education and child care has shut down an Albury childcare service for six months while it investigates alleged child safety risks.

2. Wed, 30 September 2026

   1 report
   • ABC News (Australia)06:02
     Childcare centre forced to close after recording 126 breaches

     Jenny's Kindergarten and Early Learning Centre at Bathurst has been shut down due to non-compliance and child safety risks.

3. Tue, 13 October 2026

   1 report
   • ABC News (Australia)05:59
     Eleven Edge Early Learning centres to close after failing to find buyers

     Administrators for Edge Early Learning say they have secured offers for 53 centres after the company collapsed in August, but eleven centres are set to close.

4. Wed, 14 October 2026

   1 report
   • ABC News (Australia)21:30
     Regulator pauses major Mallee centre from taking on new foster children

     A major foster care provider on the Victoria-NSW border has been barred from taking on new referrals to its foster care program, one year after the NSW regulator first demanded it improve its operations.

5. Thu, 15 October 2026

   1 report
   • dungogchronicle.com.au18:15
     Inside the building issues that forced a Newcastle childcare to close

     Documents reveal why the centre shut its doors.

     1 reprint

     • newcastleherald.com.au15 Oct, 18:15their copy
6. Wed, 21 October 2026

   1 report
   • ABC News (Australia)05:59
     Childcare chain collapses amid wave of closures

     Shared Beginnings entered administration this week after its centres operated "at a loss", casting another shadow on a sector undergoing a wave of closures.