Tag: "Daycare Abuse"
The Epidemic of Unlicensed Daycares in Texas
When a parent has to work, finding a good day care is essential. For one Texas mom who worked late hours, the decision to choose an unlicensed day care became one with disastrous results. After placing an ad online, Megan Norris and her mother visited the in-home day care. They admitted they didn’t check every room, […]
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
Child abuse is a serious issue whether it’s in the home, at daycare, at school, or ANYWHERE. It’s important to raise awareness about child abuse so that the issue is given the attention it so desperately needs. During 2014 alone, reports showed that approximately 646,261 children were abused or neglected and 1,580 deaths occurred because […]
National Childhood Injury Prevention Week
September 1st marks the beginning of National Childhood Injury Prevention Week 2015! Every year, thousands of children get injured in a variety of ways, and some of these injuries end up being fatal. As part of the National Childhood Injury Prevention Week awareness campaign, we’d like to make you aware of some of the more-common potential […]
Hundreds of Texas Child Abuse and Neglect Cases Unreported
The problem of child abuse and neglect is a serious one, where in Texas alone, hundreds of child deaths related to abuse go unreported. These figures comprise both individual cases and those of occurrences in daycare facilities, and the fact that Texas has failed to report so many child deaths that are related to abuse […]
Daycare Worker Arrested for Kicking Toddler. Abuse Caught on Camera.
Daycare worker Linda Klemm arrested on child abuse charges after video of daycare abuse surfaces. A 48-year-old woman has been arrested after being caught on camera physically abusing a toddler at Kids Stop-N-Play daycare in Florida. Linda Klemm, of Tarpon Springs, Florida, was charged with child abuse after video surveillance showed her repeatedly kicking 16-month-old Lillian Roan […]
Child Abuse: An Epidemic in Texas
Child abuse numbers dropped in Texas last year but rose in Dallas County. Unfortunately, the numbers fluctuate from year to year, and we are not on a downward trend. There are more than 7 million kids in the whole state, and nobody really knows why these numbers keep fluctuating. Some have offered inconclusive reasons, but […]
