5 Feb 2021

Teacher who reported ECE fears abuse continuing

From Morning Report, 7:48 am on 5 February 2021

A teacher who reported an early childhood centre for punishing toddlers by keeping them in isolation or forcing them to sit on a mat for hours fears the abuse is continuing.

The woman complained about the Waikato pre-school four years ago, and heard nothing back from the Ministry of Education about the investigation until RNZ made inquiries last week.

It says it investigated and found nothing wrong - but the teacher who RNZ has agreed not to name says officials didn't look hard enough and she worries about the children still there.

Charlotte Cook reports.

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