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        "id": 1794162,
        "msgid": "kpai-finds-unlicensed-daycares-are-business-oriented-and-poorly-supervised-1781020469",
        "date": "2026-06-09 21:54:00",
        "title": "KPAI Finds Unlicensed Daycares Are Business-Oriented and Poorly Supervised",
        "author": "Gana Buana",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has uncovered a worrying trend of unlicensed daycare centres that prioritise profit over child safety. The commission reported weak legal compliance, a critical shortage of qualified carers, and a systemic lack of proactive oversight from government. KPAI is calling for stronger regulations and routine inspections to prevent recurring violence in childcare facilities.",
        "content": "<p>The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has revealed\nalarming findings regarding the proliferation of daycare centres\noperating without official permits. Based on supervisory findings, these\ninstitutions are considered to prioritise business orientation over the\nprotection and safety of children. KPAI Chairperson Aris Adi Leksono\nstated that weak legality allows daycare operations to run without\nadequate control. This was conveyed during a working meeting with\nCommission VIII of the Indonesian House of Representatives in Jakarta on\nTuesday (9\/6). \u2018At the supervision locus, we found daycares without\npermits or with weak legality, so what the managers do tends to be\nwithout control, and the orientation we often encounter is purely\nbusiness,\u2019 said Aris. Apart from licensing issues, KPAI highlighted weak\nchild safeguarding policies at many supervision points. Aris assessed\nthat efforts to present a comprehensive protection system for children\nare still very minimal. This condition is exacerbated by inadequate\ncarer competence and an improper ratio of carers to children. This\nimbalance is allegedly intentional, designed by managers to reduce\noperational costs and gain greater profits. \u2018The ratio of child carers\nis inadequate, meaning with a certain number of pupils, the number of\ncarers is relatively fewer. It can be suspected this is, of course, in\norder to generate profit,\u2019 he asserted. KPAI also sharply criticised\nboth the central and regional governments. According to Aris, the\nrelevant authorities tend to only act reactively after a child abuse\ncase goes viral on social media. \u2018The state, in this case the central\nand regional governments, moves after it goes viral. So, systemic\nmeasures still need to be strengthened,\u2019 Aris added. This KPAI\nsupervision was conducted in five regions, covering Depok, Pekanbaru,\nSurabaya, Yogyakarta, and Banda Aceh. The move was a response to a\nseries of child abuse cases that emerged, such as the cases at the\n\u2018Little Aresha\u2019 daycare in Yogyakarta and \u2018Baby Preneur\u2019 in Banda Aceh\nin April 2026. KPAI urged the strengthening of regulations and routine\nsupervision so that incidents of violence in childcare settings do not\nrecur due to administrative negligence and a lack of state\noversight.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpai-finds-unlicensed-daycares-are-business-oriented-and-poorly-supervised-1781020469",
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