Hundreds of abuse and misconduct allegations have been made against Victorian childcare workers and early educators in the past year, a new report has revealed. The allegations — related to workers in childcare, family day care, kinder and out-of-school care — include 627 reports of physical violence, 27 of sexual offences and 78 of sexual misconduct. The number of allegations has jumped 84 per cent over the past three years to 705 in 2024-25,and 32 per cent in the last year alone.