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NEWS ABOUT: daycare

daycare stories: 16 news summaries

 Chicago Day-Care Home  
 Used for Dogfights 

Cops make arrests after raids in Maywood, Ill

Sep 24, 09 2:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chicago police raided an Illinois day-care center that apparently doubled as a brutal dogfighting operation. Ten children were being watched at the private home at the time of the raid. A swing set used by the kids was only 10 feet from a bloody garage where a “vicious” pit... More »

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police • children • felony • dogfighting • Illinois • daycare

(Newser) - Teddy bears have been given their marching orders from British nursery schools and day care centers as the government seeks to stop the spread of swine flu, the Guardian reports. New guidelines say soft toys should be removed since they are hard to clean properly, and the sharing of pencils... More »

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children • toys • daycare • Britain • pandemic • nursery school • swine flu • H1N1 virus • stuffed animals

Mexico Busts 7 Officials
in Daycare Fire

Officials accused of negligence in blaze that killed 47 children

Jun 23, 09 5:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mexico has charged seven officials with negligent homicide in a fire that killed 47 babies and toddlers in a daycare center earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reports. The officials in Sonora state were responsible for the storage of tires, cars, and paperwork in a warehouse in the same... More »

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Mexico • children • daycare • negligence • fire

(Newser) - Shouting parents pounded on and hurled bottles at a van carrying a British daycare teacher charged with distributing child porn, reports the Guardian. Photos found in Vanessa George's home showed children as young as infants being sexually assaulted, according to law enforcement authorities. Parents lined up for hours to confront... More »

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crime • parents • child molestation • daycare • child pornography • sexual assault • nursery school • Vanessa George

Brit Nursery Teacher Busted
in Pedophile Internet Ring

Cops found photos of naked kids in her home

Jun 10, 09 3:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - A British daycare teacher has been busted for suspected involvement in an Internet pedophile ring after photos of naked children were found in her home, reports the Telegraph. A police spokesman said the pictures were "at the top end of the scale." Officials are attempting to identify the... More »

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crime • child molestation • pedophile • toddler • daycare • Britain • sexual assault • teacher • nursery school • Vanessa George

(AP) - A fast-moving fire killed 29 children in a day care center in northern Mexico yesterday despite the desperate attempts of firefighters who punched through walls to rescue babies, toddlers and others trapped inside. At least 25 children and five employees were hospitalized after the fire at ABC day care in... More »

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Mexico • children • daycare • fire • deaths

ANALYSIS

Working Moms
Look to Michelle

Women hope mom-in-chief will use bully pulpit to push family issues

Feb 8, 09 3:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Working moms are waiting for their own stimulus package—maternity leave, affordable childcare, flexible work arrangements—and they’re looking to Michelle Obama to push it through, Reuters reports. The new first lady began discussing these issues during her husband’s presidential campaign. “She's saying: ‘I’m here,... More »

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Michelle Obama • women • daycare • working mothers • first lady • maternity leave

Belgian Daycare Suspect Admits Guilt to Lawyer

De Gelder had history
of depression; cops rule out Ledger tie

Jan 27, 09 2:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Belgian murder suspect Kim De Gelder has admitted guilt in the slaying of two infants and a daycare worker, the Telegraph reports. “He understands that he did something inhuman. I think that he feels regrets,” the 20-year-old’s lawyer said. “But it would be going too far... More »

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Belgium • depression • murder • guilt • Heath Ledger • daycare • psychiatric treatment center • infanticide • Kim De Gelder

(Newser) - Police in Belgium have linked Kim De Gelder, the man charged with killing two children and a woman at a daycare last week, with an earlier murder, Reuters reports. DNA evidence suggests that De Gelder stabbed an elderly woman to death in a nearby town a week before he turned... More »

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Belgium • murder • children • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • daycare • the Joker • infanticide • Kim De Gelder

Details Emerge on Belgian
Baby Killer

Thousands march to honor dead; worker praised as a hero

Jan 25, 09 5:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Details of a Belgian daycare stabbing spree emerged today as thousands marched to honor three dead and 12 wounded in the attack, the Telegraph and AP report. A photo has surfaced of suspect Kim de Gelder, a loner who sniggered during police questioning and refused to cooperate. Police believe he... More »

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Belgium • crime • baby • toddler • stabbing • daycare • killings • weapons

Squeezed Parents Dump Daycare 

Kids often home alone, but cost 'ludicrous' if 'you can't afford rent'

Dec 21, 08 2:43 PM CST
(Newser) - As the tanking economy squeezes parents with skyrocketing unemployment and foreclosures, experts are noticing that it's the little children who suffer—in the form of fast-emptying daycare centers. As the Washington Post reports, strapped families desperate to cut costs are pulling their kids out of programs that can cost hundreds... More »

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child care • unemployment • daycare • co-pays • economy • financial crisis • fiscal crisis

5-Year-Old Ditches Day Care for Hooters

Preschooler walks half a mile, probably for the wings

Jul 25, 08 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Texas day-care provider has some explaining to do after losing track of a 5-year-old boy who took off on his own and walked half a mile to the local Hooters, WFAA of Dallas reports. The child asked to use the bathroom and skipped out through an emergency exit shortly... More »

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child care • Texas • Hooters • daycare

OPINION

Parents Not
Ga Ga Over Google Day Care

Workers fume over charmed company's plan to raise fees

Jul 5, 08 2:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - So much for Google the good. The search giant announced 2 months ago a plan to raise in-house day care prices by 75%—to about $57,000 a year for parents with two kids. Some workers wept when the news broke in secret focus group meetings. Now the company that... More »

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Google • children • parents • daycare

Playgroups, Daycare Cut Leukemia Risk

Immune systems toughen when exposed to other children

Apr 29, 08 12:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Enrolling your kids in a preschool, playgroup or daycare center could reduce their risk of getting leukemia by 30-40%, a study finds. Exposing children to other youngsters at a tender age toughens their immune systems, which researchers infer helps them stave off the cancer. More »

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parenting • leukemia • daycare • health study • preschool

Dutch Gov't Courts More 9-to-5 Women

Daycare program aims to get moms working; won’t conquer guilt

Sep 8, 07 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Dutch government is working to get women working. A new law mandating that schools must provide afternoon childcare is meant to raise the number of mothers in full-time jobs, the Economist reports. At 66%, the Netherlands has a higher than average female workforce among European countries, but 61% of... More »

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parenting • women • Netherlands • mothers • gender roles • daycare • working mothers

Day Care Kids Learn to Act Up

Study finds preschoolers in day care

Mar 26, 07 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Day care centers enlarge kids' vocabularies--and teach them how to act up, too, says a study that’s followed 1,300 children from birth through 6th grade. Although parental guidance and genes were the strongest predictor of behavior, who attended day care as preschoolers were slightly more likely to be... More »

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education • child care • children • behavior • school • learning • daycare

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