Taipei's handling of child abuse cases at preschools is under fire from lawmakers across party lines, bad news for the mayor and for parents who say nothing has changed.

• Chiang Wan-an gave a special report to the city council on preventing mistreatment at preschools, and councilors from every party attacked the city's slow and uneven response.
• Rival candidate Shen Po-yang said the same answers — "we have it under control," "we're handling it right away" — come back after every new case, while cases keep happening.
• Parents want a system that stops abuse before it starts, not reassurance after the fact.
• The city rolled out 12 new measures: emergency teams for serious cases, more surprise inspections, checks of security camera footage, and watchlists for preschools that draw repeated complaints.
• Education officials pushed back, saying complaint counts do not equal confirmed abuse, and that anything suspected of breaking the law is investigated.

Outlook: With a mayoral race under way, pressure on Chiang will keep building unless the new checks visibly cut the number of cases.