OPINION of Dr Sarah Alexander on the matters raised in the Ministry of Education briefing note to the Minister: “Unreasonable suspension of ECE centre (operated by an ECC executive committee member) affecting 100 children in South Auckland.”
The risks to tamariki of those tasked with caring for them failing to properly safety check people who work with them was laid bare in the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care.
Children in early childhood education are particularly vulnerable to mistreatment because of their reliance on adults to support them with tasks such as toileting – and because many of them lack the vocabulary or ability to express when someone has harmed them.
