<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="" title="Sydney "><span>Sydney</span></a><span> childcare centre is the first to be shut down amid a tough new crackdown, after it failed to meet national standards for more than decade.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Fun2Learn centre at Rosehill permanently shut its doors on Friday after dozens of breaches were uncovered.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>News of the shutdown was delivered to 37 families in mid-December.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bushfires-victoria-death-longwood-fire/6d742b08-2d80-4c4c-974f-5d917941adac"><strong><span>Body found in bushfire-hit area of Victoria</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Acting Early Learning Minister Courtney Houssos said: "This shouldn't come as a shock for the centre, when they have failed to meet the standards for 12 years."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>While no serious child safety incident occurred, the Early Learning Commission is making no apologies for cracking down on providers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We'll continue to do so to rebuild the trust in parents so they know that when they drop their children at a childcare centre that they have confidence that it's in a safe and a quality environment," Houssos said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-childcare-centre-closure/1bbef420-32d8-423f-84e0-ce306148cb9c" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/victoria-fires-multiple-bushfires-continue-to-burn-out-of-control-weather-conditions-ease-water-contamination-damage/1af8009c-3ff4-4bc5-881d-8c6af9a26edd"><strong><span>Homes razed, cattle killed as fires continue to burn</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Among the 41 breaches since 2023, authorities claim they found an emergency exit door at the centre padlocked shut.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Unlabelled chemicals were lying around in children's bathrooms and there was no appropriate plan for children with severe allergies.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Other breaches included consultants without proper working with children checks, children playing with dangerous objects and poor hygiene in the centre.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>When 9News spoke to the owner this morning, she was distraught, adamant that she would never put a child at risk and that she was working on a continuous improvement program - one that had been set down by the department.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-cyclone-warning-severe-weather-forecast-heavy-rain-updates/41d13e7e-3d9c-43f8-9326-da96909c22b6"><strong><span>'Significant rain' still expected as Ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji crosses Queensland</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Fun2Learn is the first to be closed under new tougher regulations, but between July 2024 and the end of September last year, 22 other centres were shut for breaches.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The minister said the department would work with families to find an alternative.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We know that it can be really difficult to find a place but we have to balance that against the responsibility we have to ensure that children are safe," she said.</span></div></div>