Children at a Christian preschool in Sweden are no longer allowed to say grace at mealtimes, “Amen”, or talk about the Bible, after a ruling by the Umeå municipality/ Visiting the preschool for an inspection, supervisors from the district said the activities run contrary to the Education Act, which forbids educational content during school time […]
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Prime Time Head Start opens its doors
MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) – After closing nearly a year ago, Head Start is ready to re-open its doors. The program was forced to shut down because it wasn’t meeting standards, but not it’s under new management (Prime Time). Prime Time wants the best for incoming students, so rather than waiting for the regular […]
Family Sues Over ‘Fight Club’ At Cranford, N.J. Preschool
CRANFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A Cranford, New Jersey couple is suing a local pre-school where children were allegedly forced to take part in a fight club. As WCBS 880’s Peter Haskell reported, the parents of the then-4-year-old boy said the incident changed their son.
Oregon kids at ‘elevated risk’ of harm inside day cares
A 4-year-old with autism walks out the front door of a day care center and into the parking lot of a nearby fast-food restaurant, only to be rescued by a drive-thru customer. A 3 ½-year-old falls from a climbing structure designed for older children. The boy dangles off the ground, tangled in a lanyard that […]
Be careful with daycare centres
Reports about serious injuries caused to children at daycare centres in different cities-Mumbai and Gurugram for example- have got me worried, because I leave my child in a daycare centre when I go to work. What kind of precautions should I take to ensure the safety of my child? First and foremost, check their track […]
Preschool gets tougher
At Jack and Jill preschool in Attleboro, the power of learning through creativity and imagination allows preschoolers to express themselves any way they want — whether that means pretending to be a doctor, building a castle out of blocks, or diligently examining a science experiment. Preschooler Wren DeArruda, 3, imagined herself as a doctor, and […]
Former Omaha day care employee sentenced to 26 to 60 years in prison for molesting 2-year-olds
Mom, 29, felt the bits of guilt most mothers feel when they have to turn over daytime care of their child for the opportunity to provide for their family. Dad, 41, saw day care as both a necessary evil and an important investment.
Shigella outbreak confirmed at Seminole County daycare
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – Health officials in Seminole County are warning about a shigella outbreak at a daycare. A shigella outbreak was reported to Florida Health Department officials on Tuesday at the Kids City USA daycare in Altamonte Springs.
Family to Sue After Teacher’s Sexual Assault Arrest in New Haven
A family is suing the City of New Haven and the New Haven Board of Education for negligence after a drama teacher accused of sexually assaulting a student was arrested. According to documents, the family alleges that the City of New Haven and/or the New Haven Board of Education was negligent after a minor allegedly […]
TWO YEARS IN JAIL FOR FORMER CHILD CARE WORKER
Recognizing that her decision stems from a “difficult exercise”, Justice Serge Champoux of the Court of Québec sentenced Veronique Lalonde to two years in prison for her act committed in April 2012. The 29-year-old woman calmly took the Way of detention. Since she is challenging her conviction for aggravated assault, she could be released pending […]