Personal devices will be banned in childcare centres in Victoria after a worker was charged with more than 70 sex offences against toddlers and babies.

On Wednesday, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan said all centres across the state will be required to adopt the ban by September 26 and those that don’t comply will face fines of up to $50,000.

“Every Victorian was horrified by the sickening allegations that were made public yesterday,” she said.

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“And I know that right across our state, they turned to one another and asked how this sort of alleged offending could ever be possible within a childcare centre.

“But families must be able to trust that their children are safe in childcare. And I will do everything in my power to make sure they can.”

The charges laid against Joshua Dale Brown, 26, include sexual penetration of a child under 12, attempted sexual penetration of a child under 12 and producing child abuse material.

They relate to eight victims aged between five months and two years old, who were enrolled at a childcare centre in Point Cook in Melbourne’s west between April 2022 and January 2023.

Brown has worked at about 20 facilities since 2017, and health authorities are urging the parents of 1200 children to get them tested for unspecified infectious diseases as a precaution.

Allan said on top of the personal device ban, the government is also commissioning an urgent review into childcare safety in Victoria and part of that will be examining options for installing CCTV in centres.

“We will adopt every recommendation of the review and implement them as quickly as possible,” she said.

Families impacted by the abuse that was made public on Tuesday including those referred for testing will be eligible for a $5000 immediate needs payment.

“It will support parents and carers to take time off work, help them find other care arrangements, and cover the cost of any medical or mental health appointments,” the premier said.

— With AAP