Two child abuse cases in day cares are bringing fresh attention to a problem in Taiwan's child care system.
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00:00A security camera captures the moment a caregiver slaps a child during nap time at this Taoyuan
00:05daycare.
00:06Though it's difficult to see, the resulting injuries are clear.
00:10The child's parent confronted the daycare about the bruising on the girl's face with
00:13a local official in tow.
00:15The daycare's response has left the parent enraged.
00:31It's the second incident of its kind in recent weeks.
00:34In Taichung, an even more violent assault was caught on camera and brought to officials'
00:38attention on September 3rd.
00:40The city government has ordered the caregiver suspended, the daycare faces a lawsuit, and
00:45the parent of the child is still shaken.
01:07These cases are just the latest in a year filled with child abuse scandals that have
01:10shocked Taiwan.
01:12They follow the revelation that a one-year-old died at the hands of his nanny in December,
01:16and the discovery of large-scale sexual abuse at a Taipei preschool.
01:20Child welfare advocates say strong public interest in such cases means they're widely
01:24reported, but they are still concerned by what seems to be a trend.
01:45They say more training for caregivers is essential.
01:48They say that the measure of a good daycare or kindergarten isn't how it's decorated or
01:52how good the classes are, but how well the children are looked after.
01:56Klein Wong and John Van Triest for Taiwan Plus.