The next few weeks are shaping as crucial for the childcare and early education sector as key state and federal government reports, investigating safety and quality oversight, are finalised. Parents have been rocked by horrific allegations within the sector but Australia is not alone in reckoning with issues of abuse and staff resourcing. So what can we learn from overseas in strengthening our system? GUEST: Benjamin Perks, senior leader for Child Development issues for the UN in New York