TRENTON — Registered daycare providers who work from their homes will have to undergo criminal background checks under a bill Gov. Chris Christie signed into law Friday. There are more than 2,000 state-registered child care providers who work out of their home which may serve as many 10,000 children, according to the bill’s supporters, who […]
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New childhood education center opens in University City
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. (KMOV.com) – A new childhood education center opened in University City on Thursday, and for some children, it will be free. There was a ribbon cutting on Thursday morning for the new Urban Sprouts Center.
Daycare Diligence: Questions parents should ask before enrolling their child
Alabama is one of seven states that allows religious child care centers to operate without license. A bill that would have ended the religious exemption for such facilities failed to pass the legislature. That means close to half of child care centers in Alabama remain uninspected by state officials for basic health and safety standards. […]
Boy may have permanent brain damage after incident at Utah day care; worker facing charges
RICHFIELD, Utah – A 22-month-old child may be left with permanent brain damage after an incident involving a picture frame and a playpen at a Richfield day care. According to Richfield Police, the Country Loving Day Care called 911 about a child who was not breathing and had no pulse on May 15.
The Trump administration attack on public education
The bad news is the Trump budget. The good news is that most think even the Republican Congress won’t buy it all. Let’s hope not. Consider education, where Education Secretary Betsy DeVos hopes to do to the country what she did for Michigan, devastate real public schools in the name of the false allure of […]
Police: St. Charles man sexually abused 2 children at home day care
A west suburban man sexually abused two children at his wife’s home day care during a four-year period ending in 2012, according to police. Julio R. Marquez, 72, has been charged with predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, and aggravated criminal sexual abuse, according to a statement from Schaumburg police. His bond was set […]
Study to help lower income families afford childcare in Montana
Montana State University economist George Haynes has completed an in-depth study comparing the costs of child care in every county in the state. The study will potentially help lower income Montana families afford child care. Haynes, professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics in MSU’s College of Agriculture and an economics specialist with […]
Daycare owner cited for child neglect, shutdown after inspector finds filthy conditions
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) — An emergency order was issued Tuesday to close down an Omaha a child care provider after an inspection found filthy conditions in the home. DHHS officials said Ami Moore can’t provide care for any children other than her own. Moore runs and in-home daycare near Arrow Rock Drive and Sun Valley […]
Shoreline daycare remains closed after sexual assault allegations
SHORELINE, Wash. – KIRO 7 has uncovered new details about a Shoreline daycare that was shut down by the state nearly three months ago after a little girl said she was sexually assaulted there. The King County Sheriff’s Office has forwarded the case to the prosecutor’s office for review.
24 people diagnosed with scabies after outbreak at daycare center
A Chicago daycare center is dealing with a serious outbreak of scabies. Fourteen students and 10 teachers at the Paulo Freire Center have been diagnosed with the condition.