The NSW Early Learning Commission has moved to suspend Sunshine Kiddies Early Learning Centre in Bankstown for serious non-compliance and safety concerns, requiring it to cease delivering education and care immediately.
The Commission, which regulates early learning in NSW, has been investigating serious breaches at Sunshine Kiddies Early Learning Centre as part of its role to ensure approved providers meet their obligations to deliver safe, high-quality early education for children.
Key concerns behind the immediate suspension include inadequate supervision of children, failure to maintain required educator-to-child ratios, and failure to report child protection concerns. The service also exposed children to harm and hazards, including leaving young children in a room without air conditioning during hot weather.
Service approval for Sunshine Kiddies Early Learning Centre has been suspended immediately for 6 months, effective Wednesday, 11 February.
The investigation is ongoing, and the Commission may issue further compliance actions.
Last week, the Commission announced it had cancelled two services and suspended another due to concerns about child safety. An out-of-school-hours preschool service operated by Lycee Condorcet International French School, Great Western Family Day Care, Fairytales Preschool, and Long Day Care Centre in Carlingford was subject to regulatory action.
The Commission’s Information and Enquiries team are available to support families that may be experiencing difficulties in finding alternate education and care.
