A 12-year-old female student stabbed a 16-year-old girl Friday during an altercation before classes started at the assailant’s Las Vegas middle school, a disturbing video showed. The older student, who attends another school, confronted the 12-year-old in a public area of Thurman White Middle School’s campus, according to a statement by school principal Andrea Katona, […]
Author Archives: Childcare Compliance
ECSO: 3-year-old found in vehicle passes away
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WEAR) — The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO) is investigating the death of a 3-year-old girl. Emergency crews, who were dispatched shortly after 1:14 p.m., told Channel 3’s David Gonzalez when they arrived at In His Arms Christian Academy in Ensley the child was “in distress”. ECSO Chief Deputy Chip Simmons told […]
Childcare costs forcing parents to choose working or staying home
(3TV/CBS 5) – Working moms and dads spend hundreds, even thousands of dollars month in childcare costs forcing parents to choose between working or staying home to save cash. Janet An is taking a break from her law career to raise 5-month-old Ellie and says the cost of daycare or a nanny will be a […]
6 Ways You Don’t Realize You’re Actually Shaming Your Preschooler
It’s not always easy to tell when the random thing that came out of your mouth is motivating, or accidentally shaming. Sometimes the same exact words can be humiliating with one tone, and encouraging in another. That’s especially true when you’re a parent speaking to your child. That insidious little bugger of shame comes out […]
Photo showing 4-year-old duct taped to chair at daycare sparks investigation
Florissant, MO — Parents in Missouri are upset after a photo surfaced showing their daughter duct taped to chair at daycare. The image, believed to have been taken at the Little Learners of Florissant Daycare, has sparked a Department of Children and Family Services investigation.
Osceola day care under investigation for abusing children
OSCEOLA, Ark. — Focus Inc. has been caring for one woman’s 3-year-old grandson for a year. He’s nonverbal so he needs special care. That’s why she was alarmed when his behavior changed recently. “If you approach him, he runs from us. He backs up to a corner,” she said.
Mom Says DC Day Care Left Toddler Son in Hot Van for More Than 2 Hours
A 2-year-old boy is recovering after his day care left him inside a hot van for more than two hours. The toddler attends New Creation Child Development Center on Alabama Avenue in SE.
Minneapolis Daycare License Revoked After Allegations Of Fraud, Maltreatment
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A north Minneapolis daycare has had its license revoked following allegations of both financial misconduct and maltreatment of children, authorities say. The Minnesota Department of Human Services says it revoked the child care license at Kingdom Kare Learning Center in Minneapolis on Aug. 10. Officials say the center closed last winter and […]
Protecting the most vulnerable: Lead in drinking water testing requirements for child care centers
Lindsay McCormick, Project Manager and Tom Neltner, J.D., Chemicals Policy Director Children under the age of 6 are most vulnerable to the detrimental impacts of lead exposure. Even at low levels, lead exposure can harm the brain development of young children – resulting in learning and behavioral problems for the rest of their lives.
Man tried to abduct kids from a preschool, Chapel Hill police say
CHAPEL HILL — Police in North Carolina have arrested a man who they say attempted to abduct two children from a preschool. Local news outlets report that 48-year-old Richard Donnell Mangum was arrested Wednesday by Chapel Hill police after they received a call reporting a suspicious man walking around the Montessori Academy. Police say the […]