One of the biggest problems for working families across the U.S. is the lack of access to affordable child care. The exorbitant cost can cause severe stress on Americans’ finances and as of now, there’s no federal policy on the issue. Sen. Patty Murray wants to change that. On Thursday, the Washington Democrat and Rep. […]
Author Archives: Childcare Compliance
A mom refuses to send her daughter to school with ‘extremely overweight’ teachers
The INSIDER Summary: A mom wrote an op-ed on why she chose not to send her child to a school with “extremely overweight” teachers.
At least 43 kids reported sick after insecticide exposure at day care
At least 50 people – 43 children and seven adults – reported health problems after being exposed to a powerful insecticide at an Oregon day care, according to newly disclosed state records and information obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive. The statistics reveal publicly for the first time the scope of reported ailments at a Coos Bay […]
Marshfield teacher arrested for sexual abuse to a student
COOS BAY — A Marshfield High School teacher was arrested Wednesday on charges of sexual abuse to a student. William Paget, 24, was put under criminal investigation beginning on Sept. 7 after a current Marshfield High School student told an administrator about potential improper relations with a minor, according to a press release from the […]
Toddler Drowns at Day Care in Maryland
A toddler drowned at a day care in Maryland Monday morning. While the woman watching three children at Small Wonders in Waldorf made breakfast, a 2-year-old boy wandered away.
Suspect Attempts to Kidnap Two Infants From Daycare Center
It’s every working parent’s worst nightmare. Despite all of the security measures in place, the credible staff and organized curriculum, the daycare a child is dropped off at gets an unwelcomed visitor and soon two babies are soon found missing from their room. This was the scene at a Delaware care center late last week […]
Lil Scholars Too Day Care Educator Gets Sacked After Teaching Under The Influence
Lil Scholars Too Day Care official discovered that one of its assistant preschool teachers was working with a group of young students, while impaired on March 23. Forty-three-year-old Des Moines Police arrived to the school a short time later and arrested Angela Hircock. She pled guilty to endangerment charge in July and was scheduled to […]
A teacher’s assistant is charged with kissing his young student. Now her family is suing
A lawsuit filed this week accuses the Fresno Unified School District of negligent supervision of a teacher’s assistant who has been arrested on charges of kissing a female student at Mario G. Olmos Elementary School. Andres Perez-Esteban faces three felony counts of lewd acts with a minor. A criminal complaint accuses him of kissing the […]
USDA tightens nutrition standards for day care centers
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) — Children’s day care centers play a critical role in nourishing kids and teaching them healthy eating habits. In March, the United States Department of Agriculture announced updates to their nutrition standards for meals and snacks at day care centers enrolled in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Through the […]
Alabama congresswoman wants to block federal funding to unsafe daycares
Congressman Terri Sewell, D-Birmingham, plans to introduce an amendment to block federal funding for day cares that have a record of injury or death due to health and safety violations. In a series of tweets yesterday, Sewell highlighted last month’s death of a 5-year-old boy in Mobile, who died after being left in his day […]