Alleged sex offender Joshua Dale Brown was sacked by Melbourne childcare centre in 2021 before joining another

<p>Nido Early School confirmed it terminated Brown from its Werribee childcare service during his probation period but not because of any behaviour towards children</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/jul/17/australia-news-live-albanese-china-chengdu-cochlear-backpacker-carolina-wilga-abs-employment-data-victoria-childcare-nsw-labor-coalition-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Alleged sex offender Joshua Dale Brown was sacked from a childcare centre in Melbourne’s west after working there for just three weeks, it has been revealed.</p><p>Nido Early School on Thursday confirmed it terminated Brown from its Werribee childcare service during his probation period in July 2021, after he allegedly breached the company’s internal policies around handling of incident reports.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed">Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email</a></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/17/alleged-sex-offender-joshua-dale-brown-was-sacked-by-melbourne-childcare-centre-in-2021-before-joining-another-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>