Saturday, September 17, 2011

NACCRRA



 The website -  http://www.naccrra.org/

 The link to the NACCRRA Newsletter - http://capwiz.com/naccrra/mlm/signup/


The site I choose to follow is the NACCRA.  The National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies works with several hundred public child care agencies to ensure families can find and afford quality child care.  To achieve this, the NACCRA offers trains, resources and best practice standards to child care professionals.  The NACCRA  do research and collect data on current trends in child care, and they offer free information for parents looking for affordable childcare. 

The NACCRRA Newsletter follows any and all issues that affect childcare.  The issue that caught my eye in a recent is the issue of State Background checks for licenced child care workers.  Apparently it is not always required in all stated for child care workers to have a background check done, and the states that do require it have laws that widely vary.  The NACCRRA is lobbying congress to make it mandatory for anyone working with children to have a background check done.  I had no idea that this was still an issue in this day and age.  I was happy to read that the NACCRA is lobbying for safety in childcare. 

1 comment:

  1. It is shocking to know that background checks are not the norm for licensed child care workers. In the state of Maryland where they are required things like moving traffic violations come up when we do the background checks as well as any past record the individual may have. This is not to imply individuals should not be hired, it just means administrators and human resources needs to be mindful and thoughtful when meeting with prospective candidates. This site has a wealth of information, including fact sheets from state to state that provide information on the number of families and children in child care, the number of centers and programs available as well as a break down of annual fees for child care.

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