Childcare worker allegedly slapped three-year-old in the face in Sydney
Moderated by Tomas Kauer 
A childcare worker has been charged after allegedly slapping a three-year-old in the face in Sydney's north-west.
Officers attached to the Ryde Police Area Command this week began investigating a report that the 43-year-old woman had assaulted the child at a childcare centre in Dundas on Tuesday.
Police arrested the woman at a home on Dorahy Street in Dundas yesterday morning.
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She was taken to Gladesville Police Station, where she was charged with assaulting a school student while attending school and common assault.
The childcare worker was granted conditional bail and will face the Burwood Local Court on December 8.
The early childhood education sector has faced national scrutiny over failures to keep children safe and meet standards.
It prompted the NSW government to introduce nation-leading child safety reforms, which passed parliament a little over a week ago, which include a 900 per cent increase to maximum penalties for dodgy providers and compulsory child protection training.
"Families deserve to know their children are safe, respected, and nurtured when they attend childcare, preschool, or outside school care," Acting Education and Early Learning Minister Courtney Houssos said at the time.
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