A major after-school care provider closes after children were left unsupervised at Perth Zoo. This exposes the systemic failures in outsourced childcare.
FO Take · Score 15
The Perth Zoo incident is not an isolated error, but a symptom of a failing outsourced childcare model. We have commodified care, stripping it of genuine oversight and accountability. When profit dictates child-to-carer ratios, such lapses become inevitable. Are we truly surprised when corners are cut and children are endangered?
The strongest counter
Isolated incidents should not condemn an entire sector. This was a lapse by one provider, not an indictment of all outsourced childcare. Regulation exists; enforcement is the key.
