Parents using teachers as babysitters

By Alexandra Smith, Amy McNeilage
Updated August 7 2014 - 10:08am, first published July 27 2014 - 12:15am
Children play at Centre House after school care in Lane Cove, Sydney. Photo: Jessica Hromas
Children play at Centre House after school care in Lane Cove, Sydney. Photo: Jessica Hromas

Parents who cannot secure after-school care or who want to avoid paying the fees are relying on teachers to be defacto babysitters outside school hours, principals and childcare groups have warned.