Who is to mind the creche in Karnataka?
A recent child abuse incident at a corporate daycare in Karnataka has sparked concerns among working parents regarding the safety and regulation of childcare facilities. The report highlights a lack of a clear nodal authority to monitor these centers despite existing government guidelines.
Why it matters
The incident exposes critical regulatory gaps in urban childcare infrastructure, impacting the safety of children in working households.
Neelima Rajendran, Bengaluru resident and a working mother with a three-year-old daughter, felt a chill down her spine when she saw the videos of the alleged child abuse at the daycare centre on the Capgemini premises in Brookefield.
Neelima‘s daughter started attending a daycare near her house when she was only a little past one. The parents, both working, found it near-impossible to find a reliable stay-at-home nanny for the toddler.
“I wasn’t fully satisfied with the daycare we finally settled for, as it didn’t have a CCTV camera, but it was better than all the other centres we visited near our house. It was shocking to see the videos of children being abused at the centre. Now I keep wondering what a big risk we are taking by sending children to these facilities,” Neelima exclaims.
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