Boy 'threatened with knife' at kindy Aug 26, 2008
TWO childcare workers appeared in court today charged threatening a four-year-old boy with a knife at a creche ... Police allege that on four occasions between November last year and April this year, Sandra Kaye Ingraham, an assistant childcare worker threatened the four-year-old with a kitchen knife to discipline him. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Why interest rates must be cut Aug 3, 2008
On top of that, rent on his business rose by 5 per cent in April: "I'm feeling and sensing it in the community. Petrol prices are hurting our clients because we have clients from everywhere travel here. We're closed Wednesdays and the past few months we have had nothing on Monday and Tuesday, we rely on Thursday, Friday and Saturday to pay our wages and rent.'' Mr Abi-Khattar said small businesses should be rewarded and landlords should be kept in check when it comes to rent rises. Padstow mum... (The Australian)
Childcare workers charged with assault Aug 1, 2008
Police say a 60-year-old assistant childcare worker had threatened a four-year-old boy with a kitchen knife four times between November and April. While disciplining him on one occasion, she allegedly had grabbed the child's hand and swung him into a wall at the centre. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
4-year-old girl strays five blocks from Kelso day-care center Jun 8, 2008
The childcare worker, whom Sickels said was fired over the incident, violated a policy by letting the child go to the bathroom alone. If there is no one else to accompany the child, the teacher must take the whole group, Sickels said. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Wilson scheduled for pretrial release today Apr 12, 2008
kerry wrote on Mar 5, 2008 5:31 PM:" That judge is an idiot! The childcare worker found large bruises on this little boy and the judge doesnt think its a felony. Even After all wilsons prior bad acts around children. Unbelievable. ". Comments are limited to 200 words or less, and must be approved by The Daily Democrat before they appear on the site. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Medical team targeting stomach cancer in North Feb 12, 2008
Now doctors are trying to figure out if Ms. Buckle, a 54-year-old childcare worker in Aklavik, NWT, is also at risk. Virtually everyone in the tiny Arctic hamlet, which hugs the shores of the Mackenzie River Delta, knows someone who has succumbed to stomach cancer. (Globe and Mail)
The blue collar/white collar lines are blurring Dec 2, 2007
And the degreed childcare worker is probably paid substantially less than most wood workers with the same years on the job. Some lines do remain clear. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Childcare worker guilty of assault Jul 12, 2007
Childcare worker assaulted child : thewest ... Childcare worker assaulted child. (The West Australian)
Pediatrician says cars can become ovens in minutes Jun 18, 2007
It s an obvious fact that every parent should know, a local childcare worker said, but many of them either don t care or don t heed the warnings. Dr. Rusty Baughman of Promise Pediatrics in Ringgold said that if conditions are right and the child is very young, staying in extreme heat for even 15 minutes can begin to cause brain damage. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
Fulton DFCS chief removed Mar 24, 2007
As a childcare worker for a children s home we have known these issues for a long time. The two people who need to be fired is BJ Walker and Mary Dean Harvey. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Three chosen for induction into T.J. Hall of Fame Mar 11, 2007
She is currently president of the Henry K. Peterson Foundation, a trustee for the Council Bluffs Library, a certified disaster childcare worker and on the Loess Hills Area Education Agency Board of Directors. She is a member of AAUW, PEO Chapter MQ and Delta Kappa Gamma and an honorary member of Rotary. (Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, IA)
Mothers' instincts in life & politics Feb 20, 2007
What about the childcare worker, preschool teacher, school teacher, and even other mom friends. Do they have your child s best inter 000005A8 est at heart. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
• Children in day-care van left unattended Feb 9, 2007
Dewayne Hilton, a Shelby County-based childcare worker who has spent almost 20 years in the business with 15 of those years including transporting children to and from area schools, said the entire incident was extremely alarming to witness ... "Childcare workers who transport children are required to complete additional training, and DHS conducts this training every six months. Transportation really involves a transfer of responsibility for the child, and we take that issue very seriously. We... (Bartlett Express, TN)
Drop Wyo from daylight-saving time? Dec 22, 2006
Drop Wyo from daylight-saving time. Increase Font Size What's New. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Upstate man gets 5 years in prison for kidnapping 7-year-old boy Nov 14, 2006
Marcy had no record and worked for a year as a childcare worker. He "has an innocence and tenderness that the good Lord gives to special children," said Marcy's father, Craig Marcy, who asked the judge for mercy and a sentence of only probation. (The State, SC -- Breaking News)
Childcare workers face assault charges over restraining children Oct 31, 2006
Two childcare workers from the Tommie Turtle daycare centre in the Perth suburb of Huntingdale have been charged with seven counts of assault ... The younger woman is a qualified childcare worker, and the other has several years experience in the field. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Top Stories)
Childcare centre faces more legal action over worker's sacking Sep 8, 2006
The Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union (LHMWU) is taking further court action on behalf of a Perth childcare worker who says she was sacked for no reason. Jenni Kenyon was fired from the Subicare childcare centre several weeks ago and says her employers told her they did not have to give her a reason because of the new WorkChoices legislation. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Business)
Childcare worker charged in infant death Aug 17, 2006
Cobb police charged a Marietta childcare worker with involuntary manslaughter and child deprivation Monday in the death last month of an 11-month-old boy ... Cobb police allege that Jones, a licensed childcare worker, left the 11-month-old boy unattended in a car seat in a bedroom in her home. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Childcare Worker Accused Of Molesting Boy, 6 Aug 9, 2006
A childcare worker hired as a baby-sitter for a 6-year-old boy will be arraigned Wednesday on two counts of lewd conduct in the boy's home, prosecutors said. Scott Christensen, 23, of Rancho Santa Margarita, allegedly had "substantial" sexual contact with the child, Orange County District Attorney's spokeswoman Susan Schroeder said. (CBS2.com, CA)
Messages of hope Aug 7, 2006
Their mother, a childcare worker for the past 20 years, has looked after children for the Toronto District School Board and now works for a private company. Aayshah says their parents' struggle with what she calls the "immigrant experience" has really helped the sisters learn about working hard and being careful with their own business. (Toronto Star -- Life)
MP accused of heckling 'misrepresented' Jun 28, 2006
A Queensland Federal Liberal MP has been accused of heckling a sacked childcare worker in Parliament. The Electrical Trades Union says Emily Connor was in the gallery during a recent debate on the impact of the Government's industrial relations laws. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Australia/Local)
Mannies Are the New Mary Poppins Jun 20, 2006
But Britney s childcare worker is just the highest-profile example of something much of the rest of the country s already caught onto at least those who can afford nannies ... And then there's the common perception that male childcare workers are more prone to abusing children than women are even though researchers hotly dispute whether that's true or not and the National Resource Center on Child Sexual Abuse has said that the data that's out there simply isn't reliable enough to provide a... (Fox News -- Life)
Tuberculosis case discovered at Brisbane childcare centre Jun 17, 2006
A childcare worker at the Centenary Childcare and Early Education Centre at Mount Ommaney in Brisbane's west has been diagnosed with the disease. Australian Medical Association (AMA) spokesman Dr Michael Whitby says there is very little risk that any of the 200 children attending the centre will get the disease. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Australia/Local)
Milton Thaiday: a Knight on the tiles Apr 22, 2006
Shinn gave up her university studies to become a childcare worker as Thaiday tried to climb his way through the rugby ranks. "I hated it," Shinn said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
- Polly Toynbee Apr 7, 2006
The education department confirms that the average salary for a childcare worker is 6,100 and even "senior managers" earn only 11,800. Most private nurseries have no teacher at all. (Guardian Unlimited)
Woman to Woman Mar 4, 2006
I say sentence him to 10 years as a state childcare worker in a state foster facility for unwanted children. (24/7 he ll be supervised of course). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
100,000 refugees mark a milestone Feb 24, 2006
Ms Ivy is learning English and hopes to become a childcare worker and her 21-year-old son Allen is studying accounting. "I expected Australia to be a lovely country, and it is so," she said. (Melbourne Hearld Sun.au)
Hunt stepped up for mother missing for five days ›› Feb 15, 2006
The former childcare worker had been living on the Maori land block since late last year with her partner and her four- year-old son. The child is now being cared for by family members. (New Zealand Herald)
