"The cameras create a dangerous false impression of toddlers safe from harm"

Six years after the daycare camera law was presented as "the beginning of a revolution," abuse cases continue. A new study by Dr. Galit Binet shows that cameras do not deter, and daycare managers are not obligated to show footage to parents. Former MK Karin Elharar admits the supervision budget was inadequate.

Six years after the daycare camera law was approved in the Knesset as "the beginning of a revolution," cases of toddler abuse continue, and cameras do not deter abusive caregivers. This emerges from a study by Dr. Galit Binet, who surveyed countries where camera installation is mandatory (China, India, Malaysia, South Korea) and found they did not eradicate the phenomenon. An analysis of probation service reports in Israel over the past 15 years points to factors such as work pressure (93%), attempts to gain control (43%), and rigid educational perception (62%). Former MK Karin Elharar, who was involved in legislating the law, admits the supervision budget was inadequate and that one supervisor per 400-500 kindergartens cannot do the job. Attorney Uri Skoza suggests appointing a local authority representative to regularly and randomly monitor all cameras. The article quotes Dr. Binet saying that cameras create "a dangerous false impression of toddlers safe from harm."

"The cameras create a dangerous false impression of toddlers safe from harm"