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Childcare worker Sherry used to wake up every morning unsure of how to keep the 11 children in her care safe.

“It hurts me as a teacher that you can’t keep the children in your care safe,” she said. “It’s stressful and overwhelming.”

The 30-year-old, who asked not to use her surname to speak openly, said challenging behaviours, a one-to-11 ratio and little support from management made it an impossible job and inherently risky.

A report from Victoria University’s Mitchell Institute found the push to expand childcare…

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