Rules tightened, licences only for childcare centres with qualified staff, says Sabah minister


KOTA KINABALU: Guidelines on daycare centres will be tightened to ensure incidents of abuse against children do not occur, says state Community Development and People's Wellbeing Minister Datuk James Ratib.

This comes after a woman caregiver was seen in a viral video allegedly abusing a four-year-old boy at a childcare centre in Luyang here.

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