A family is suing two former daycare employees for allegedly encouraging young children to fight each other while under their care in what prosecutors say was “fight club” for children. The parents of a 4-year-old who attended the daycare filed a suit that claims their son is now in therapy for severe emotional distress as […]
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Former day care owner charged with felony theft
MADISON, Wis. – A former day care owner is facing felony charges after shutting down her service without reimbursing parents. The Giving Tree closed back in January, and owner Megan Grundahl told parents it was a temporary shut-down to fix a burst pipe. Several weeks and unreturned emails later, the day care never reopened and […]
3 arrested after child found in AL daycare closet
PHENIX CITY, AL (WTVM) – Three people have been arrested after a Phenix City mother alleges her son was mistreated at a local daycare, run out of someone’s home. According to Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones, the three people who were arrested are 45-year-old Cynthia Duman, 66-year-old Mary Parette, and 26-year-old Jennifer Parette.
Valley Park preschool accused of duct taping 4-year-old
VALLEY PARK (KMOV.com) – Zion Lutheran Preschool in Valley Park is accused of duct-taping a 4-year-old girl because she misbehaved. Now, her parents are suing the school. “Most of that anger happened the night that she told us, because she said it in such a way that was completely believable,” said Joseph Day.
Family sues after daycare workers run ‘Fight Club’ for toddlers
CRANFORD — Another family has sued two former day care workers who instigated scuffles among the children they oversaw as part of what prosecutors called a “Fight Club.” The suit filed by the parents of a 4-year-old boy claims he suffered severe emotional distress and now receives therapy as a result of the forced fights […]
SF pressured to help families struggling with day care, preschool
When Julie Panebianco began scouting for preschools in San Francisco three years ago, the choices were tantalizing: Mandarin immersion programs. Big outdoor play areas. Organic snacks. Montessori or Waldorf philosophies. But all of them were far too expensive for Panebianco, a high school teacher and mother of two whose husband designs characters for video games. […]
Lawsuit alleges 12-year-old girl was drunk when dropped off by school bus
FLORENCE, SC (WMBF) – The father of a 12-year-old girl is alleging negligence by Florence County School District 1 after his daughter was dropped off her school bus in 2016 with alcohol poisoning, according to lawsuit filed in May. The lawsuit also alleges the girl told a psychiatrist that she was forced to perform oral […]
How Trump’s Newest Budget Cuts Will Affect the Department of Education
The Department of Education is looking at an approximate 16% budget cut in the 2018 budget from the 2017 budget, which was $68.2 billion; cutting $11 billion. According to NPR, “the cuts would be spread across K-12 and aid to higher education, according to documents released by the White House.” Both President Donald Trump and […]
Man admits producing child porn at Texas day care where he worked
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A Texas man has pleaded guilty to producing child pornography at a day care center in San Antonio where he worked, according to San Antonio Express-News. Nicholas Andreas Gonzales Malven, 30, admitted to the charges, after his arrest last summer, My San Antonio reported.
Can ‘3-K for All’ and child care centers work and play well together? Here’s what we know
In late April, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced two new plans that could determine the future of the country’s largest child care system for poor and low-income families. First, the mayor wants to expand his well-regarded “Pre-K for All” program for 4-year-olds to provide free preschool to 3-year-olds as well. The projected multi-year expansion is […]