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A childcare centre in Adelaide’s northern suburbs has been shut down for the second time this year over problems with allergy management. The operator has attributed the latest incident to human error, but the state’s childcare regulator has broader concerns about the facility.

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00:02Another EDGE Early Learning Centre shut after a child was rushed to hospital last week.
00:08The child was served food containing a known allergen after a process was not correctly followed.
00:14The food in question, meatballs containing soy.
00:17A chef at the Goula East Centre failing to check the ingredients before serving the meal.
00:22Unfortunately there was humour and error involved in this.
00:25It's prompted swift action from the child care regulator which has shut down the centre for the second time this
00:32year.
00:32Both occasions relating to allergen management.
00:35This matter is very serious and I have serious concerns about the ability for this service to manage allergens going
00:41forward.
00:41The board's imposed a two week closure but the centre has opted to extend that to three months.
00:47We need to undertake a full review and this extended shutdown will enable us to do that.
00:52This is one of several EDGE Early Learning sites in South Australia that have been hit with compliance action in
00:58recent months.
00:59The Education Standards Board today conceding it's losing faith in the provider.
01:03And there could be further penalties to come following a board probe into the incident.
01:08That may include suspensions, that may include even cancellation depending on what our investigation reveals.
01:16Another strike against EDGE leaving parents needing child care alternatives.
01:22The Education Awards withbellion being child care electrically�
01:22This is the open to the centre of Cristo, but we can take care of it as well.
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