Balanced News: ‘Absolutely devastated’: Child left on bus outside early learning centre

A south-east Queensland early learning centre has suspended excursions and transportation after a child was left on a bus outside on a hot day. The child, who attends Capalaba Kids Early Learning Centre 2, south-east of Brisbane, was left unattended on the bus on Thursday when the Redlands recorded a maximum temperature of 31.1 degrees. In an email to the centre community on Friday, Capalaba Kids Early Learning Centre business manager Carly Pickett said staff were “absolutely devastated” by the incident. It is understood the child was on the bus alone for around an hour and an ambulance was not called. Pickett told the centre community further details could not be released for privacy reasons but said the child was in “good health” and returned on Friday. “We have met with the family this morning and are keeping them informed through the process,” she wrote. “As a result of this serious incident, an internal investigation has commenced