Overview
- KB Child Care and Early Learning pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to protect children from harm, while a third charge of inadequate supervision was withdrawn.
- The Brisbane Magistrates Court ordered a $15,000 fine and $1,700 in costs, and no conviction was recorded against the company.
- Court documents state the child was put to sleep in a hooded jumper with a hat near his head, contrary to the centre’s policy requiring clear visibility of breathing and skin colour.
- A coroner concluded the boy died from overlapping respiratory infections, and prosecutors did not allege the centre caused the death.
- The operator cited cooperation, 13 years without prior convictions, and new safeguards such as banning hooded clothing and monthly compliance checks, as the Education Department warned sleep times carry heightened risk.