POLICE have been called in to deal with parents dumping children unsupervised at indoor play centres while they go shopping, or to avoid soaring day care costs.
A Herald Sun investigation found children were being left unsupervised at play areas across Victoria every week by irresponsible parents.
Centre staff revealed terrifying stories of toddlers and children being put at risk.
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The increasing problem was at its worst in school holidays.
“I would say one in five parents try to sneak off,” Docklands Monkey Mania centre supervisor Lesley Salazar said.
via Bad parents leaving kids unsupervised at play centres | Herald Sun.
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