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Television New Zealand
April 14 1993
Child Abuse
Network News
Reporter Linda Clark
Precis
The Education Ministry has drawn up a set of guidelines for child
care centres, kindergartens and creches, aimed at child abuse detection and
how to deal with it
Shotlist
00:00 (LCT) empty Christchurch Civic Child
Care Centre, where allegations of child abuse has prompted the Education
Ministry to draw up a set of guidelines for child care centres, kindergartens
and creches aimed at child abuse detection and how to deal with it. GVs release of guidelines at the
Beehive in Wellington.
I/V Maris O'Rourke, Education Ministry re there has been a high level of
concern about whether these are safe places for young children, we want to be
sure that they are, that they continue to be. GRAPHIC key points included in
the report, careful recruitment of staff, proper staff training and
supervision of staff, and gives a six point plan of action to follow once any
child abuse is suspected. (SF)
GVs children involved in activities at child care centre, which along with
all other centres is not bound to follow the new rules, but the Education
Ministry expects they all will .
1:17 END.
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