Leah Bromfield
Professor Leah Bromfield is a prominent researcher and advocate in the field of child protection, known for her extensive work on child sexual abuse. She played a significant role in overseeing research for the royal commission into child sexual abuse in Australia, where her findings highlighted systemic failures in safeguarding children. Bromfield has been an outspoken critic of childcare providers for their inadequate record-keeping and failure to monitor staff behavior, emphasizing the importance of early detection of predatory behaviors to ensure child safety.
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Prof Leah Bromfield is among those calling for greater regulation in the childcare sector.
Reckoning for Australia's childcare sector after onslaught of abuse cases
United Kingdom· 2025-08-06
Professor Leah Bromfield said she was shocked that distressed families had been left with no information on their children’s exposure to alleged child abusers.
G8, Affinity accused by staff of ‘culture of cover-ups’
Australia· 2025-07-30
Professor Leah Bromfield slammed large national providers for not keeping centralised records logging locations of educators.
Secret complaint and leaked files from childcare chains where alleged paedophile Joshua Brown workedAustralia· 2025-07-29
