16-07-2025
Alleged Melbourne childcare abuser worked at additional centre in Point Cook, operator says
A childcare provider has told parents alleged abuser Joshua Dale Brown worked at an additional centre in Melbourne's south-west.
On Tuesday, police revealed they had identified an extra four centres where Mr Brown had worked in recent years, weeks after laying 70 charges against him relating to eight alleged victims.
On the same day, childcare provider G8 Education informed parents that Mr Brown had also worked at the World of Learning in Point Cook.
In a statement, the company said he only worked there for one day — August 24, 2023.
"In the interest of transparency, it was important we inform you of this information as soon we could and apologise that we were unable to provide it earlier," the company's CEO Pejman Okhovat said.
"In light of this new information about Mr Brown's presence at World of Learning Point Cook, the Victorian government and Victoria Police may contact you with further information or recommendations and we want to prepare you for that.
"We don't have any information from any government authorities to indicate when or how this might occur."
Victoria Police and the Victorian health department have been contacted for comment.
As of early Wednesday afternoon, the new site has not been added to an official list being maintained by the state government.
