After 5-year-old Malachi Subecz was murdered by his caregiver in November 2021, a report into the circumstances surrounding the case recommended that the rules around child protection systems in ECE be updated, to prevent a similar tragedy from occurring.
Nearly four years after Malachi’s death, the Ministry of Education is finally moving forward with plans to tighten up requirements for ECE services in responding to concerns about child abuse or neglect.
However, in the Office of Early Childhood Education’s view, the proposed changes don’t go far enough.
We’ve analysed how the changes proposed by the Ministry compare to the recommendations made by Dame Karen Poutasi, and found that they come up short.
