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Two daycare abuse stories are drawing attention. In the US, three former childcare providers at Hill Air Force Base in Utah have been charged with assaulting children, accused of roughly handling them. In Australia, A Current Affair has aired CCTV said to show a toddler unresponsive at a daycare centre. Both cases are renewing debate about supervision standards, staff screening and accountability in childcare facilities.

Donald Trump said the United States cannot take care of daycare because it is fighting wars, adding it is not possible to cover daycare, Medicaid and Medicare. The remarks circulated widely in the US, drawing criticism from people who say the government should fund these programmes despite military spending.

A three-year-old child was left behind in the garden of the Biberburg daycare centre in Hennigsdorf, Brandenburg, after staff failed to notice the child during closing routines. The incident in the town north of Berlin has prompted criticism of supervision practices at the facility and renewed debate about staffing and safety standards in German kindergartens.

The case involving the Pecas daycare in Pozuelo de Alarcón, near Madrid, has grown to more than 1,800 alleged abuses and degrading acts against children. Spanish media including Telemadrid are following the investigation closely, and the scale of the accusations has shocked parents across the region.

Staff at a daycare in Hennigsdorf, near Berlin, reportedly left a three-year-old behind and went home at the end of their shift, only noticing the child was still there afterwards. The incident in Brandenburg has drawn attention to supervision failures in childcare facilities and is prompting discussion about staffing and safety procedures at kindergartens.

Several daycare-related incidents are drawing attention across the United States. In Boise, police detectives arrested a suspect on four counts of injury to child. In San Diego, neighbors are voicing concern over a home daycare after the operator's arrest for alleged sex crimes. Meanwhile, in Hillsborough, the mother of a 4-year-old boy who died at a daycare is demanding answers about the circumstances of his death.

Two children have died in an apparent murder-suicide in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Officials closed two local elementary schools and a day care on Wednesday as the community responds to the deaths. Grief counseling and support for students and families are expected as residents grapple with the loss of the two young children.

Gifford Health Care has increased fees and reduced operating hours at the daycare center it runs for its employees. The change affects staff who rely on the facility for childcare, raising concerns about affordability and access. No further details about the size of the rate increase or the reasons behind the decision were provided.

Childcare facilities across Japan are reportedly suspending recruitment as the shortage of nursery teachers deepens. Even with the country's ultra-low birthrate, demand for daycare places remains strong because dual-income households need childcare, while the number of people applying to become nursery teachers keeps falling. The shortage is making it harder for centers to expand capacity, raising concerns that parents may struggle to secure places for their children.