TRI-CITIES, Wash. – Childcare centers in the Tri-Cities say they are struggling to stay afloat, at the same time parents say they simply can’t afford the rising costs. Plus, with new teaching regulations slated to come next year, providers said some centers are expected to close.
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Indiana substitute teacher charged with sexual misconduct
WALKERTON, Ind. (WNDU) – An investigation is underway for a 20-year-old substitute teacher. Austin Kipp is being charged with sexual misconduct with a minor.
Teachers accused of sexual misconduct keep getting jobs in N.J. Here’s why
The little girls would hold his hand and sit on his lap. They would kiss their first-grade teacher, and he would kiss them back.
Bail denied for 1 of 2 women accused after glue gun used to injure 5 toddlers at a daycare
Two women are facing charges after five 2-year-olds were injured with a hot glue gun at a Palmer Square daycare center on the Northwest Side earlier this month, Chicago police said. Lizandra E. Cosme, 32, is accused of burning the three girls and two boys at the Children’s Learning Place at 3129 W. Fullerton Ave., […]
Man who fell asleep on child care duty arrested after toddler spotted walking on Griffin View Drive
A man who reportedly fell asleep on child care duty was arrested after a toddler was spotted walking on Griffin View Drive in Lady Lake. The child had been spotted at about 12:30 p.m. Friday walking on the busy roadway.
New drop-in daycare adds options to the area
After being a home daycare provider for 10 years, Jenna Reid noticed there was a need in the area for non-traditional babysitting services. Reid is the co-owner and director of Jamboree Drop-in Daycare, a new facility in Pottawatomie County that serves families who need childcare once in a while or outside the usual 8-5, Monday-to-Friday […]
Day care worker charged in child’s hot car death in court
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – An Orlando day care worker charged in the death of a 3-year-old boy was in court Monday. Deborah St. Charles is accused of leaving Myles Hill in a hot van for hours in August.
Albuquerque daycare accused of dropping off toddler unattended at school
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque mom says her 3-year-old was left to fend for himself, dropped off at pre-school before it even opened. “I did notice these last two weeks that he’s kind of held onto me tighter and kind of cried to me before I dropped him off. So I was kind of […]
Workers return to Miami day care following deaths of 2 boys
MIAMI – Workers showed up throughout Friday morning to a Miami day care that voluntarily closed this week following the deaths of two young boys. “We’re in the dark, just like you’re in the dark,” a maintenance man, who did not want to be identified, said.
Former day care owner to be sentenced for murder conviction
After she was convicted for the first-degree murder of a 5-month-old baby in October, Melissa Dawn Clark is set to appear in court this week to be formally sentenced. Clark, 47, was originally scheduled to appear before Judge Steven Kessinger Dec. 13, but the hearing was reset to Wednesday. At the hearing, Kessinger will decide […]