NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A preschool teacher at a suburban Philadelphia Roman Catholic school has been charged with sexually assaulting a 3-year-old girl. According to an affidavit, 32-year-old Michael Barbee, of Yeadon, Pennsylvania, is accused of forcibly touching the girl during nap time. Online court records don’t list an attorney who could comment on the […]
Author Archives: Childcare Compliance
Video Report: Mom says 3-year-old was abandoned in daycare bathroom
WALLINGFORD, CT (WFSB) – A mom says the teachers at a Wallingford daycare abandoned her daughter in disgusting conditions. Fortunately, the little girl is okay, but her mom is speaking up so that other parents can protect their children “You would never think something like that could possibly happen, that’s the furthest thing from your […]
License Of Mankato Daycare Provider Revoked After Sexual Abuse Investigation
A Mankato daycare provider has her license revoked following an incident of sexual abuse. The Minnesota Department of Human Services began investigating after receiving a report alleging a serious incident of abuse by an individual who had access to children while under the care of daycare provider Paula Harstad.
Level 3 sex offenders living near daycare centers in western Massachusetts
CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Most parents would assume their children are safe when they go to a daycare center, school, or an after-school program, but what if a convicted sex offender lives nearby? There are three levels of sex offenders in Massachusetts, the Sex Offender Registry Board gives a Level 3 designation to sex offenders […]
Diarrheal shigellosis breaks out at Sedgwick County day care
Sixteen cases of the diarrheal disease shigellosis have been reported at a Sedgwick County day care this year. That number compares to 23 cases in all of 2016 in the county. In recent years, the county has seen between four and 24 cases of the highly contagious disease annually, according to Chris Steward, health protection […]
3-Year-Old Left Locked in Day Care: Family
Wallingford Police said they were dispatched to the YMCA’s Learning Community at Choate Rosemary Hall on 333 Christian Street for a welfare check at 6:30 p.m on Valentine’s Day. “I got her off the potty. I wiped her down and cleaned her off and we went over to the cubby,”
State Democrats Planning Legislation To Alleviate High Cost Of Child Care
Wisconsin Democrats hope to introduce legislation to make quality child care more affordable for working families by offering them an annual income tax credit. Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse, said the bill will likely mirror the federal law that offers a tax break for up to 35 percent of qualifying care expenses. That […]
Former day care/preschool worker to serve two years for abuse
Etowah County Circuit Judge David Kimberley sentenced a former day care/preschool worker to serve two years in prison after security cameras captured her abuse of children in her care. Karen Lynn Rowland, 43, was arrested in February 2014 and charged with two counts of aggravated child abuse, a Class B felony. She pleaded guilty to […]
State deals with critical preschool teacher shortage
MADISON, Wis. – The number of people perusing the field of early childhood education is declining, and it’s creating a critical preschool teacher shortage in Wisconsin. With more money in elementary and high school teaching jobs experts fear the shortage won’t change unless salaries do. Lisa Hawkins has taught at the Waisman Early Childhood program […]
Norristown day-care teacher charged with sexually abusing girl, 3
A Montgomery County day-care teacher has been charged with sexually abusing a 3-year-old girl who was in his care, authorities said Wednesday. Michael Barbee, 32, worked as a teacher at the Early Learning Center Program of St. Francis Parish, on Hamilton Street in Norristown.