ABC Feeds<p>Worker sacked for 'grooming' toddlers retains Working with Children Check<br>By Richard Willingham</p><p>A string of regulatory failings has seen a Victorian childcare worker retain a legal clearance to work with children — despite being blacklisted from the industry after an investigation found he was grooming toddlers.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-13/vic-blacklisted-childcare-worker-reveals-regulatory-failures/105636456" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-08-13/vic</span><span class="invisible">-blacklisted-childcare-worker-reveals-regulatory-failures/105636456</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/ChildCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChildCare</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/RichardWillingham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RichardWillingham</span></a></p>