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Early childhood education enrolment for First Nations children reaches 95% across the country. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe government has announced the second stage of its mandatory safety training for childcare workers will begin Friday, focused on preventing child safety concerns and detecting grooming.It follows serious safety breaches and a number of high-profile arrests of childcare workers in multiple states for the alleged abuse of children in childcare centres.Our early educators are the best asset we’ve got to keep our children safe. They had six months to do the first stage of