AMARILLO, TX (KFDA) – According to The Parents and the High Cost of Child Care: 2017 report, in Texas, 36% of a single parent’s income is used towards childcare. “Just money wise, it’s a lot. It’s a lot of money,” said parent Melissa Cortez.
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St. Johnsbury man faces additional charges in day care abuse case
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (WCAX) Additional charges have been filed against a St. Johnsbury man accused of sexual abuse connected to his wife’s home day care. Vermont State Police say a second child has now come forward accusing 77-year-old Thomas Claffey of abuse. Claffey was already arraigned earlier this month for a charge of lewd and […]
Oregon failed to tell parents it shut down a day care. So kids kept going.
Parents shopping online for childcare aren’t the only people Oregon regulators leave out of the information loop. Sometimes, state officials fail to notify existing customers when problems arise at a facility. That’s what happened this year when the Office of Child Care tried to shut down an east Portland day care called Sugar Pine.
OR Daycare Didn’t Shut Down Despite Illegal Drug Usage: Report
OREGON — An Oregon daycare provider who admitted to using drugs continued to care for children even though her license wasn’t renewed, the Oregonian reported this week. The incident reportedly happened at Sugar Pine, a Portland daycare. In a series of watchdog articles, the Oregonian details the problems parents face when finding information about day […]
UPDATE | Five-year-old preschooler abuse allegation not the first incident unreported
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) — An incident involving a five-year-old boy allegedly abused by a preschool teacher at the Foundations Christian School is not the first incident not reported. News 12 has learned that the center failed to properly report an incident involving a one-year-old child requiring professional medical attention, which occurred on Oct. 5, […]
Some states struggle to make preschool available to everyone
SEATTLE (AP) — In perhaps an unexpected twist, historically conservative strongholds like Oklahoma and West Virginia are leading efforts to bring preschool to all. “They have in common a low-wage workforce, relatively low education levels and the desire to change that,” said Steven Barnett of the National Institute for Early Education Research. “Whatever they say, […]
KC mom freaked out after stranger gets caught on camera trying to take her three kids from day care
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the last year, Donisha Taylor says her three children have been going to Emmanuel Family and Child Development Center near Swope Parkway and Prospect in Kansas City without any problems. However, last Monday Taylor said a stranger gave her the scare of her life.
School officials accused of failing to report child abuse after teacher’s aide is arrested for molesting 15 girls
A former principal and an ex-teacher are accused of failing to report child abuse at an Oklahoma school after a teacher’s aide was arrested for molesting 15 girls. A new lawsuit alleges that the Perry school district and the school board failed to protect the elementary school students from 86-year-old Arnold Cowen.
Lawsuit alleges teacher pushed autistic student against wall, onto floor
GRAND BLANC, MI – A lawsuit filed by the parent of a 13-year-old Grand Blanc student alleges a teacher used excessive force to keep their child inside of a classroom. The lawsuit filed in October is over an alleged June 6, 2017, incident at Grand Blanc East Middle School in which a teacher gave the […]
Child safe after found walking along Houston highway
HOUSTON – Police say a 3-year-old boy who had wandered from his daycare was found walking along a Houston highway. KHOU-TV reports the boy was found Friday afternoon by a driver who had noticed him along the highway’s shoulder.