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Once again, someone decided they are above the law......
I know my licensing rep says they are too understaffed to hunt down and close these illegals.
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Once again, someone decided they are above the law......
I know my licensing rep says they are too understaffed to hunt down and close these illegals. -
She had more kids in care than she was suppose have for sure...
But I am not pointing fingers as to who is at fault for the child's injuries until the authorities know for sure.... it says the baby was not for sure injured AT daycare and the authorities are interviewing anyone who was in contact with the baby prior to his death.
There is BIG discussion about this on a forum group I am in and several providers in the same town as this gal state the new reports aren't as accurate as we'd like to believe so until they know for sure... I am only willing to say, it's sad she didn't abide by the state rules for LEGALLY unlicensed care in her are. It makes it hard for everyone when that happens.
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Aaaaaah noooooo. Oh that poor baby
My heart aches for these families
Just a PSA to please follow state laws.Comment
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So many red flags in the first story... if it is found that the injury happened at the hand of the provider, I would have to say at least a little sliver of blame should rest on licensing. She was sited over and over for breaking the same rules about child safety but somehow continued to operate legally. So sad.Comment
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Yes and people don't hear about those who stay above standards while operating totally legally.She had more kids in care than she was suppose have for sure...
But I am not pointing fingers as to who is at fault for the child's injuries until the authorities know for sure.... it says the baby was not for sure injured AT daycare and the authorities are interviewing anyone who was in contact with the baby prior to his death.
There is BIG discussion about this on a forum group I am in and several providers in the same town as this gal state the new reports aren't as accurate as we'd like to believe so until they know for sure... I am only willing to say, it's sad she didn't abide by the state rules for LEGALLY unlicensed care in her are. It makes it hard for everyone when that happens.Comment
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I had a conversation with a prospective dcm the other day about how terrified she is picking a provider. The "what ifs", how do you know you picked a good one? a safe one? I reminded her, every evening when thousands of children are picked up from daycare after a day of being loved, cared for, fed, nurtured etc no one talks about it on the news. But it happens EVERY single day, for the majority of children and providers! These type of tragedies are just so sad, they frighten people
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A few snippets from several newpaper articles over the last few days.....
* "Darcy Anderson's unlicensed daycare. Anderson has multiple felonies and misdemeanors on her record, including a charge for assault."
* Darcy Anderson, who had her day care license revoked in 2011, owns the home where the day care is operated. Reitan said the day care was in operation at the time of the incident and other children were present. He did not say how many children were there.
* According to Forum archives, Anderson was granted a day care license in November 2002 during a time she was still on supervised probation for a 1998 felony conviction for embezzlement.
* Anderson told The Forum in 2008 that she didn’t try to hide that fact when she filled out her day care application, and her initial license request was denied.
* Ruby Kolpack, a day care licensing specialist with Cass County Social Services, said that a day care with less than five children, including the provider’s own children, can operate legally without a license. West Fargo planning ordinances allow up to 18 children to be cared for at home day cares within the city.
* Anderson was first granted a family day care license by Cass County in 2002, which would have allowed her to care for up to nine children. Four years later, she was granted a group license, which allows up to 30 children to be cared for in her home, Kolpack said.
* Anderson’s group day care license was revoked in 2011, Kolpack said. She said she could not give the reasons for the revocation.Comment
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If this lady had such a long history, it makes me wonder how parents didn't know. We only know what's in the news but it also doesn't seem like she was trying to put on an act for parents. Stories like this just break my heart.
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They may have known....maybe her rate was low enough that some just overlooked her history.
No matter the circumstances, it's such a tragedy.
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This is out of North Dakota. I wonder how much the oil fields had to do with her ratios. Daycare I've heard is nearly IMPOSSIBLE to find in the oil towns.
Either way, this is a terrible tragedy. My heart aches for the parents and the baby.Comment
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Nope this is Fargo, not near oil fields, its a college town I hear.Comment
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Fair enough. I've only been to North Dakota twice to visit my sister in Williston which is the heart of the Bakken region so I know she said daycare was IMPOSSIBLE to find out there. But I wasn't sure how far "west Fargo" was from all that
I just remember getting past Bismark and saying(it was 4am) "WHY IS EVERYTHING ON FIRE?!"
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What I meant was that they had not shut her down after numerous infractions. They allowed her to continue operating after several serious substantiated citations. But yes, you're right. Even though she had fallen thru the cracks and was operating legally in general, she wasnt on that particular day and there's no telling if it was a one time thing or a regular occurance.Comment
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