<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A concerned </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/melbourne" rel="" target="" title="Melbourne"><span>Melbourne</span></a><span> father has uncovered that </span><a><span>alleged paedophile Joshua Brown</span></a><span> worked at his daughter's childcare last year but the centre hasn't been included on the official police investigation list.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Abraham Khoury took his little girl to be tested and said he was furious her carers haven't been upfront with parents.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Brown was working at Milestones Early Learning Centre in Greensborough on December 5 last year and sitting next to Khoury's little girl.</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/alleged-arson-attack-on-synagogue-in-melbourne/41ffd37f-7158-4355-8dd3-ad1c1702e8e2"><strong><span>'Deplorable crimes': Jewish leaders decry arson, restaurant attacks</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An eagle-eyed parent spotted the image on the childcare's communication app and raised the alarm.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"To know that he was there, and we were all kept in the dark about it, no one told us, there was no information available," Khoury said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"You're angry, you've been lied to, you feel gross."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/joshua-brown-melbourne-father-furious-childcare-workers-have-not-been-more-upfront-after-alleged-paepophile-charged/5bc9a70a-7113-4c28-abe1-258fe01baf47" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The centre hasn't yet been included on the official list released by investigators.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We have to get our child tested for sexually-transmitted diseases," Khoury said.</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/afp-drugs-four-women-charged-vinegar-and-chilli-soaked-towels/1451d367-cf1c-431d-adbf-aa9b04db52eb"><strong><span>Four women could face life sentences over 'spicy' airport drug plot</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Khoury has contacted Milestones Early Learning Centre, which is owned by Affinity group, but had no response. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's not good enough," Khoury said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police are continuing to work through material provided by centres across the state to confirm the 26-year-old's employment history.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We welcome the fact that people have been able to come forward with their advice, and we continue to ask them to do that," Victorian Police Minister Anthony Carbines said.</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/fire-death-springvale-melbourne-victoria-police/9b4e8db8-68e6-45c3-a4dc-53baca6d0c45"><strong><span>Person found dead after Melbourne house fire</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One operator has already responded with a proposal to ban male staff from changing nappies at its 16 Victorian centres.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But industry experts have warned against knee-jerk reactions and said changes need to be implemented at a national level to ensure the best decisions are being made to increase safety in every facility.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Children deserve that safety from all of their educators and educators also deserve that peace of mind," Australian Childcare Alliance vice president Nesha Hutchinson said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There needs to be reform, there needs to be cameras, there needs to be just more, because right now, it's the bare minimum," Khoury said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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