THE INVESTIGATION HAS TAKEN ANOTHER MAJOR TURN..! – POLICE HAVE RELEASED THE FULL LIST OF 62 CHILDCARE CENTRES LINKED TO THE CASE AGAINST FORMER WORKER HAMISH TAIT.
Parents are being urged to check whether their child’s centre is on a newly released list of 62 facilities.
More than 120 families have now been contacted by authorities after investigators identified alleged victims in one of Australia’s largest childcare abuse investigations.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said former Sydney childcare worker Hamish Tait, 35, had been charged with 329 offences allegedly committed over 16 years, including producing child abuse material, filming children without consent, sexually touching children under 10 and using children to produce child abuse material.
The case became public on Monday after a court lifted a non-publication order.
The suppression order was originally sought to protect the integrity of the lengthy investigation, identify alleged victims and notify potentially affected families before the case became public.
Police allege Tait worked at or attended 62 early childhood education facilities between 2009 and 2025, predominantly across Sydney’s north-west.
Investigators allege the offences were committed against children at four childcare centres and the man’s own private early education business.
The Glossodia man has been in custody since his arrest in July 2025 and his Working With Children accreditation was suspended at the time, the AFP said.
Investigation began after US tip-off
The AFP’s Operation Moonbi began in June 2025 after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in the United States alerted Australian authorities to an online user allegedly uploading child abuse material.
Police executed a search warrant at the man’s home in Sydney’s north-west on June 20, 2025, seizing electronic devices for forensic examination.
The AFP alleges investigators found child abuse material on those devices.
He was initially charged with eight online child abuse material offences in July 2025 before additional charges were laid in April, June and July 2026.
Investigators said the 12-month operation involved analysing 2.4 million electronic files and executing 12 search warrants.
More than 120 families contacted
AFP Acting Commander Luke Needham said investigators, forensic specialists and victim identification teams had spent 12 months reviewing 16 years of alleged offending.
“The AFP has been in contact with 121 families, based around Australia and internationally, who we have positively identified their child as being depicted in child abuse material,” Needham said.
He said investigators alleged the matter involved 136 victims.
“Any form of child sexual abuse is confronting and horrific, even more so when the alleged perpetrator is an individual trusted with the care of our youth,” he said.
“We urge any victim-survivors to seek support or talk to a trusted person if today’s news has caused distress,” Needham said.
Parents and carers can access a website for information about Tait’s employment history, available support services and advice on what to do if they believe they may be affected.
The AFP says Tait worked at or attended the following early childhood education facilities between 2009 and 2025.
Police allege offending occurred at locations marked with an asterisk.
Alasan Cottage Preschool
Amata Anangu School
Beaumont Hills OOSH (Jigsaw OOSH or Beaumont Hills OOSH)
Bright Minds Cranebrook
Carinya Neighbourhood Childrens Centre Inc
Cocoon Early Learning Centre
Cooranbong Valley Community Preschool
Dee Why Kindergarten
Endeavour Early Education – Kariong
Explore and Develop Leichhardt
Explore and Develop Roseville
Explore and Develop Waitara
Fit Kidz Learning Centre Box Hill*
Fit Kidz Learning Centre Dural North
Fit Kidz Learning Centre Dural South
Fit Kidz Learning Centre Glenwood North
Fit Kidz Learning Centre Glenwood South
Fit Kidz Learning Centre Putney*
Fit Kidz Learning Centre Rouse Hill*
Fit Kidz Learning Centre Turramurra
Fit Kidz Learning Centre Vineyard
Fit Kidz Learning Centre Warrawee*
Friendly Faces Childcare
Glenning Valley Child Care Centre
Glenorie Preschool
Goodstart Early Learning Centre Woodcroft
Gorokan Preschool
Gracelands Early Education Centre
Heritage House Cherrybrook Early Education Centre
Jasmine Preschool
Jigsaw OOSH Dural
Kiddiwinks Play, Laugh & Learn – Warriewood
Kindy 4 Kids
Kradle 2 Krayons Long Day Centre
Leura Child Care Centre
Little Peoples Early Learning Centre Wollongong
Maraylya Early Learning Centre
Milestones Early Learning, Baulkham Hills
Mimosa Kids
MindChamps Early Learning & Preschool Lane Cove
Montessori Academy – Alexandria
Montessori Academy – Engadine
Montessori Academy – Gymea
Montessori Academy – Penrith
Montessori Academy – Zetland – Victoria Park
Morisset and District Children’s Centre
Oakville Preschool
Pacific Hills OOSH / BAASC
Pennant Hills Before & After School Care
Peter Pan Kindergarten
Quakers Hill Kindergarten and Child Care Centre
Silverdale Child Care Centre
Tiny Tykes Family Day Care
Wiggles & Giggles Cranebrook
Wild Earthlings Glenorie*
Wild Earthlings Cumberland State Forest
Wild Earthlings Sydney Park
Wild Earthlings Wolli Creek
Willunga Child Care Centre
Windsor Preschool
Woodport Early Learning Centre
Young Academics Early Learning Centre Rouse Hill
Tait has not entered pleas and the matter remains before the courts.
