Nurseries, raids on babies

S1:E2 - A system fed on public money

47m

Episodes

1. The hidden side of private nurseries

Sep 9, 2025

Since daycare centers opened to the private sector in the early 2000s, early childhood has become a lucrative business for its voracious stakeholders. As child abuse scandals multiply and embezzlement of public funds is uncovered, we investigate the excesses of deregulation that has transformed babies into cash machines.

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47m

2. A system fed on public money

Sep 9, 2025

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After twenty years of liberal deregulation, child abuse scandals and the misappropriation of public funds, governments and municipalities in several European countries are trying to regain control of the private daycare sector.