A Victorian childcare worker considered such a risk to children that he was blacklisted from the industry has been allowed to keep his working with children check. The educator was sacked for sexual misconduct in 2020 after an internal investigation found he was grooming and kissing toddlers. Despite this, he continued to work in the sector and his working with children remained valid. An ABC investigation has found the childcare system is plagued by a patchwork of regulation, a refusal to share critical information and authorities' failure to act quickly on red flags about potential predators.
