Hidden in Plain Sight: Lessons From International Case Studies of Child Sexual Abuse in Early Childhood Education and Care Settings

Delanie Woodlock, Lenka Olejníková, Michael Salter, Sara Singh, Amy Young, Tyson Whitten, Jon Rouse, Paul Griffiths, East Asia and Pacific, University of New South Wales, Gendered Violence Research Network, University of New South Wales

Child Maltreatment

Published online on January 07, 2026

Abstract

Child Maltreatment, Ahead of Print.
Child sexual abuse (CSA) in early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings is sometimes perceived as rare or the subject of a “moral panic”. Recent high-profile cases challenge this characterisation, exposing systemic failures within contemporary ...