Daycare Operator Sued For Reporting Suspected Abuse

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Wow this is pretty crazy! Thanks for posting this! I took her on her word about what happened and fully sided with her. I don't hold any ill will towards her but she acted very unprofessionaly. Some of her concerns wouldn't have been concerned had she been educated. Agree with BlackCat here. I think mandated reporters should be educated in what that means. As an ECE in a centre we had our annual training on abuse etc.

Things in Canada are much different than the US. We are allowed to run unlicensed with zero education. It is changing though but homecare providers are all up in arms about that too. As an ECE I am flabbergasted at the state of childcare in Canada. It is 100% why I stayed home with my kids. I mean you need training and education to be a mechanic...is a car more important?

I agree DBug the media attention has been pretty one sided but I think SHE is the one putting it out there with crowd funding and such. Most people I talk to have never heard this story before unless they are involved in childcare.

Except the rules for reporting don't say you need to have trained background in all possible areas of abuse. I see a lot of people discussing her education, most saying she isn't very smart or educated but what do we really know about her background? We really don't know if she has taken trainings, has a degree etc..Quoted:
The Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies said the ruling is concerning because it could potentially inhibit someone’s ability to phone in reports.

“We would urge people to make those calls (to CAS),” director of communications Caroline Newton said. “We rely absolutely on the public to be the eyes and ears the welfare of children.”

The Child and Family Services Act has clear guidelines for reporting suspected abuse. It states that the “public, including professionals who work with children, must promptly report any suspicions that a child is, or may be in need of protection, to a Children’s Aid Society.”

It also says it is not necessary for a person to be certain a child is or may be in need of protection to make a report to a CAS.

“‘Reasonable grounds’ refers to the information that an average person, using normal and honest judgment, would need in order to decide to report,” the Act says.


I will say her daycare looks professional, it looks like she has put time and effort into it. I have seen a lot of daycares that look MUCH worse.

http://www.tammyshomechildcare.net/gallery.html