SHOCKING: INVESTIGATORS HAVE REVEALED THE HAUNTING PATH ALLEGED CHILD ABUSER HAMISH TAIT TOOK THROUGH CHILDCARE CENTRES ACROSS SYDNEY.
Investigators reveal why accused child abuser Hamish Tait visited childcare centres across Sydney
Investigators have revealed why a man accused of abusing more than 136 children worked at or visited scores of childcare centres over 16 years.
The reasons why a childcare worker accused of sexually abusing more than 136 children worked at or visited scores of centres have been revealed by investigators.
Former childcare worker Hamish Tait on Monday lost a bid to have his name suppressed with a Sydney judge ruling in favour of the Australian Federal Police, prosecutors, and the media who had all opposed his bid for secrecy.
Mr Tait, 35, has been charged with producing child abuse material through his employment at childcare and early education centres across North West Sydney between 2009 and 2025.
He now faces a total of 329 charges after he was hit with more than 100 fresh charges last week, making him one of the country’s worst alleged child abusers.
Hamish Tait faces 329 charges related to the alleged sexual abuse of more than 136 children. Picture: Facebook
Detectives have so far identified 136 alleged victims from 121 families across Sydney, with Australian Federal Police Acting Commander Luke Needham saying officers were still trying to identify a further potential 22.
Detectives stressed families whose children have been identified as alleged victims of Mr Tait have already been contacted by police.
A list of the centres Mr Tait worked at or visited, including five locations where the AFP allege the offending occurred, has been published online. It had earlier listed 62 centres.
Investigators have now released details of why Mr Tait attended the 59 centres.
He worked at or visited 14 centres for early education care, 13 for incursions, four for educator sessions, 26 in a training and assessment capacity, and one in a voluntary capacity, according to the AFP’s Operation Moonbie website.
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Locations worked/visited
Alasan Cottage Preschool – Training and Assessment Capacity
Amata Anangu School – Voluntary Capacity
Beaumont Hills OOSH (Jigsaw OOSH or Beaumont Hills OOSH) – Incursion Session
Bright Minds Cranebrook – Incursion Session
Carinya Neighbourhood Children’s Centre Inc – Training and Assessment Capacity
Cocoon Early Learning Centre – Training and Assessment Capacity
Cooranbong Valley Community Preschool – Training and Assessment Capacity
Dee Why Kindergarten – Training and Assessment Capacity
Explore & Develop Leichhardt – Incursion Session
Fit Kidz Learning Centre Box Hill* – Early Education Care
Fit Kidz Learning Centre Dural North – Early Education Care
Fit Kidz Learning Centre Dural South – Early Education Care
Fit Kidz Learning Centre Glenwood North – Early Education Care
Fit Kidz Learning Centre Glenwood South – Early Education Care
Fit Kidz Learning Centre Putney* – Early Education Care
Fit Kidz Learning Centre Rouse Hill* – Early Education Care
Fit Kidz Learning Centre Turramurra – Early Education Care
Fit Kidz Learning Centre Vineyard – Early Education Care
Fit Kidz Learning Centre Warrawee* – Early Education Care
Fit Kidz Learning Centre Rouse Hill. Picture: Supplied
Friendly Faces Childcare, Padstow – Training and Assessment Capacity
Glenning Valley Child Care Centre – Training and Assessment Capacity
Glenorie Preschool – Incursion Session
Goodstart Early Learning Centre Woodcroft – Educator Session
Gorokan Preschool – Training and Assessment Capacity
Gracelands Early Education Centre, Kellyville – Training and Assessment Capacity
Heritage House Cherrybrook Early Education Centre – Training and Assessment Capacity
Jasmine Preschool, Freemans Reach – Incursion Session
Jigsaw OOSH Dural – Incursion Session
Kiddiwinks Play, Laugh & Learn, Warriewood – Training and Assessment Capacity
Kindy 4 Kids Child Care, Leichardt – Training and Assessment Capacity
Kradle 2 Krayons Long Day Centre, Penrith – Training and Assessment Capacity
Leura Child Care Centre – Training and Assessment Capacity
Little Peoples Early Learning Centre Wollongong – Incursion Session
Maraylya Early Learning Centre – Educator Session
Milestones Early Learning, Baulkham Hills – Incursion Session
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Mimosa Kids, Frenchs Forest – Training and Assessment Capacity
Montessori Academy, Alexandria – Training and Assessment Capacity
Montessori Academy, Engadine – Training and Assessment Capacity
Montessori Academy, Gymea – Training and Assessment Capacity
Montessori Academy, Penrith – Training and Assessment Capacity
Montessori Academy, Zetland, Victoria Park – Training and Assessment Capacity
Morisset and District Children’s Centre (Morisset Early Education Centre – Community Preschool) – Training and Assessment Capacity
Oakville Preschool – Incursion Session
Pacific Hills OOSH / BAASC – Incursion Session
Pennant Hills Before & After School Care (Pennant Hills Public School) – Incursion Session
Peter Pan Kindergarten – Training and Assessment Capacity
Quakers Hill Kindergarten and Child Care Centre – Training and Assessment Capacity
Silverdale Child Care Centre -Training and Assessment Capacity
Fit Kidz Learning Centre Box Hill. Picture: Supplied
Tiny Tykes family day care, Agnes Banks – Incursion Session
Wiggles & Giggles Cranebrook – Incursion Session
Wild Earthlings Cumberland State Forest – Early Education Care
Wild Earthlings Glenorie* – Early Education Care
Wild Earthlings Sydney Park – Early Education Care
Wild Earthlings Wolli Creek – Early Education Care
Willunga Child Care Centre, Quakers Hill – Training and Assessment Capacity
Windsor Preschool, South Windsor – Educator Session
Woodport Early Learning Centre, Green Point – Training and Assessment Capacity
Young Academics Early Learning Centre Rouse Hill – Educator Session
* Indicates locations where police allege offending occurred.
AFP Acting Commander Luke Needham said most of Mr Tait’s alleged offending occurred in NSW. Picture: ABC
One of the childcare centres listed, Goodstart Early Learning Centre, issued a statement assuring parents Mr Tait had never been employed at the centre and did not have contact with children there.
“Our thoughts are with families across Australia as they learned the news about the horrific allegations against Hamish Tait,” the statement said.
“We want to take a moment to assure our families that Goodstart has never employed Hamish Tait in any of our centres as a full-time, part-time, or casual employee. He has never run an excursion or incursion for a Goodstart centre, nor ever had any contact with Goodstart children.
“Goodstart’s now-closed Woodcroft was one of those centres – he attended the centre once in 2019 after hours to provide an information session to staff. No children were present.”
The AFP further allege Mr Tait shared child abuse material overseas on three occasions, but Mr Needham said there was no evidence to suggest he had uploaded anything to the dark web. Most of the alleged offending occurred in NSW; however, Mr Needham said there was some “limited offending” in another state.
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“There are 22 victims who we are yet to positively identify and that’s why I would point the community to our website,” Mr Needham said.
“We would ask the community to consider what they might be able to share with the AFP which we hope goes some way in assisting us in identifying those other 22 (alleged) victims,” he said.
Some of Mr Tait’s alleged victims could now be adults due to how far back the alleged abuse spanned, Mr Needham said.
