Last month, after school started, a New Mexico teacher was caught on tape denouncing President Trump in class. “If you have a history teacher teaching you that Trump is good then I feel really scared for you,” the teacher said, in response to a 10th-grader’s question. The school district’s superintendent said he was “very concerned” […]
Author Archives: Childcare Compliance
Danbury could begin day care inspections
DANBURY – Day care businesses, including those based in homes, would have to pass annual safety inspections under a new ordinance proposed by the city health department. The ordinance, which would apply to commercial child care centers as well as smaller operations run out of people’s homes, would also allow the department to begin making […]
Boot camps for tots: Kindergarten orientation provides a head start
One day in August, 16 squirmy youngsters at Alexandria’s Douglas MacArthur Elementary School made their way down an empty hallway, some moving haltingly, some running their fingers along the walls. “Ladies and gentlemen, we’re going to walk quietly to breakfast,” their teacher, Anthony Jackson, bellowed. “I like what I’m seeing today! Good job!”
Would new technology save lives for day-care children?
A simple seat sensor or alarm button in child-care vehicles could have spared the lives of two Florida toddlers who died last month after being forgotten in hot vans, state legislators from Orlando say. Now, they’re proposing a new law to require the technology. “We’ve had two deaths with day-care centers back to back. And […]
Day care shut down after owner charged with drug use
A Ketchikan day care facility has been shut down after its owner was charged with felony drug use on the premises. A Children’s Place at the Mary Frances Building downtown is owned by Ashley Perin Sandoval. The 32-year-old proprietor had her first court appearance Aug. 30.
Achievement School District under federal sexual violence investigation
The Achievement School District in Tennessee is the subject of an ongoing federal investigation into sexual violence, according to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights. The state-run district, created for Tennessee’s lowest-performing schools, is one of 154 K-12 school districts nationwide with open Title IX sexual violence investigations. It is the only […]
Children left alone at day care where toddler died in pool, investigation finds
Five children at a D.C. day care where a 23-month-old boy drowned in a backyard pool in June had been left unsupervised while the provider was running errands and the adult she left in charge was indoors, a city investigation has found. The day-care provider’s sister, who lives a few doors away, was supposed to […]
Ground broken for St. Francis childcare center
A crowd of about 200 SSM Health St. Francis Hospital staff members, civic leaders and local officials gathered on the hospital’s west lawn Thursday during groundbreaking ceremonies marking the start of construction for the new SSM Health Preschool & Childcare Center. In the planning stages for well over a year, the center will help fill […]
Mother fights for new legislation after Westerville daycare loses her 2-year-old
WESTERVILLE, OH (WCMH) — A mother’s tireless efforts to right a wrong may pay off after her toddler was left on a busy street, unattended by the daycare center that was in charge of him. Imagine a two-year-old wandering alone for five minutes along a very busy State Street in downtown Westerville. That is exactly […]
Mother says 5-month-old baby unexpectedly died at Gresham daycare
GRESHAM, Ore. — A Gresham mother says her 5-month-old baby boy unexpectedly died at a daycare Wednesday afternoon. Melissa Perkins says she dropped off her baby, Esai Jubel Loneman, at Mi Familia Childcare Wednesday morning. Esai had breathing problems when he was first born, but Perkins says doctors never diagnosed him with anything. The mother […]