This article is the 14th in a series investigating the child care system in Mississippi. NEW ORLEANS — Sam Gordon learned quickly that he needs to buy pens with the thinnest tip possible for his part-time job as a pre-K classroom observer in New Orleans.
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CALL 6: Lafayette day care owner to plead guilty
LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Lafayette day care owner is expected to plead guilty more than seven months after a 13-month old girl died in her care.
DCFS investigating death of 1-year-old boy at Rogers Park daycare
State child welfare authorities are investigating the death of a 1-year-old boy Wednesday afternoon at a home daycare facility in the North Side Rogers Park neighborhood. Officers were called at 12:30 p.m.
Va. day care director charged with felony after child wanders away
WASHINGTON — The director of a Virginia day care center has been charged with felony child neglect after a 3-year-old girl wandered away from the facility with no supervision last month. The incident happened Nov.
Day care provider Valorie Handy guilty in child’s death
A Millsboro day care provider was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in Sussex County Superior Court on Friday, Dec. 2, following a two-and-a-half-week trial.
‘Education is power’: This childcare centre aims for an equal start
Childcare centres like Lulla’s are determined to help Indigenous children start school on an equal footing. Before most of us have had a coffee, Miranda Edwards is wrangling dozens of small children under the age of five.
Toddler’s ‘Scary’ Pants Banned From Preschool
A mom put her toddler in what she thought was a cute pair of cartoon monster-themed leggings, but they were deemed too scary and were banned by his preschool. Apparently, another mom at the daycare complained, saying the leggings had frightened her child. According to the Daily Mail, the U.K.
How a sleeping child was left alone on a Mesa preschool bus for hours
Mesa police are investigating after a 6-year-old boy was left alone on a preschool bus for about two hours after the driver neglected to drop him off at his school, authorities said. The problem came to light when the boy’s mom got an email from his school saying he was absent.
Delhi: How school vans, buses ferry children to jaws of death and back
They nonchalantly speak on the phone while negotiating Delhi’s tricky traffic and bumpy roads. Many do not have necessary permits, others use unsafe LPG cylinders to fuel their drives and some get away with expired fitness certificates for their vehicles.
Teacher arrested for false claims causing school lockdown
A teacher was arrested late Wednesday after police believe she made false claims alleging that she had been threatened. The claims led to a tense lockdown at Linwood Public Charter School Wednesday afternoon. The Shreveport Police Department began responding to the situation around 11:30 a.m.