Overview

• The volunteer committee emailed families proposing a $2,200 payment for each child’s artwork portfolio to help cover more than $40,000 owed to staff.
• Charity regulator filings show the centre recorded about a $46,000 deficit last financial year, and the preschool has been closed for several weeks.
• The Department of Education stated there is no requirement to pay a fee for documentation such as portfolios under national regulations.
• Premier David Crisafulli called the fundraising push emotional blackmail and said parents should be able to take their children’s work home.
• Police confirmed an investigation into a reported break‑and‑enter after a parent retrieved a portfolio, while C&K has paused funding and is examining complaints about the committee’s management.