A childcare worker has been charged over an alleged indecent treatment of a four-year-old child.

Police allege the incident occurred on July 10 at an Affinity Education Group centre in the Brisbane suburb of Tingalpa.

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Nicolas James Parisi, 21, has been charged with one count of indecent treatment of a child.

Parisi was immediately stood down after complaints were made, the childcare provider said.

“Upon becoming aware of complaints regarding the individual, we immediately reported the matter to the relevant authorities, including police, and stood down the individual,” a spokesperson said.

“Their employment has since been terminated.

“This matter is being taken extremely seriously and we are providing our full co-operation to the Queensland Police.

“The safety and wellbeing of all children and staff at our centres is our highest priority and we will continue to support families and our team during this time.”

The group confirmed the man held a valid Working With Children Check (Blue Card).

“We understand that the charges relate only to one centre and a specific incident that occurred in recent days,” Affinity wrote in a letter to parents obtained by 7NEWS.

“Police have advised they will be in direct contact with any families who may have been impacted.

“If you are not contacted by police, this means you are not currently considered to be an impacted family.”

While the centre understands families’ need for information and reassurance, they stressed their communication is limited due to the ongoing investigation.

“We are committed to being transparent within the boundaries set by police,” the group said.

Affinity has since announced it is fast-tracking several safety initiatives across its national network, including CCTV upgrades, updated child safety training, and secure storage for staff devices.

Queensland has more than one million blue card holders, all required to undergo criminal history checks.

But the system does not capture complaints dismissed or not formally investigated by previous employers.

From July next year, a new reportable conduct scheme will require organisations to report and share concerns about staff.

Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek told 7NEWS he plans to push for a national register when education ministers meet next month.

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli said the childcare safety crisis must be tackled, but it will take time.

“The issue in childcare centres won’t be solved overnight,” he said.

“It’s confronting what is occurring but we’re going to confront it head on.

“We are not going to have a situation where monsters can lurk in centres where our most vulnerable and most precious asset — our children — go every day.”

Parent advocates said families need immediate reform, calling for childcare subsidies to be extended to nannies, au pairs and grandparents.

“We’re not asking for more funding,” Cecelia Cobb from the parent advocates group For Parents AU said.

“We’re just asking to let the government use our existing subsidy on other forms of care while they sort out the childcare system.”

Parisi has been granted conditional bail and is due to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on August 4.

Investigations by the Bayside Child Protection Investigation Unit are continuing and anyone with information is urged to contact Policelink or Crime Stoppers.

The allegations come amid renewed scrutiny of childcare centres following unrelated charges against former Victorian worker Joshua Dale Brown, who faces more than 70 child sex abuse offences.

He allegedly worked at 23 centres over eight years, prompting authorities to call for STD testing of 2,000 children.