A Gold Coast daycare provider has been hit with a fine of $13,500 in the Southport Magistrates Court today over an incident where two toddlers escaped out of an open gate.
daycare provider has been hit with a fine of $13,500 in the Southport Magistrates Court today over an incident where two toddlers escaped out of an open gate.
The two children, both aged under three, walked through an emergency gate that had been left open in the long daycare centre's outdoor playground.The toddlers escaped from the Sanctuary Early Learning Adventure centre in September 2022. The court found there had been clear breaches in supervision at the centre and that there was a systemic failure by staff to supervise children attending the service.
Vesta Maudsland director Damian Hall said in a statement to 9news.com.au the centre took full responsibility for the incident.
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