Overview

• Police have updated Joshua Dale Brown’s employment history to include 23 childcare centres between January 2017 and May 2025, removing one incorrectly listed site.
• The Victorian Department of Health has contacted about 830 families and recommended STI testing for 800 children who attended newly identified centres.
• Investigators described the review of Brown’s work history as extremely complex due to the absence of centralised childcare employment records.
• Major providers including Affinity Education and G8 Education have conducted internal record audits and issued apologies to affected families.
• Federal and state officials are advancing proposals for a national childcare worker registry and strengthened safety protocols to prevent future record-keeping failures.