Velma 'Vel' Smith Jul 31, 2009
Vel loved children and was a family daycare and foster care provider for over 40 years prior to working with Target. She received recognition and awards for her accomplishments in nutrition plans for kids. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
‘Most rewarding job’ of 30 years for Somerset’s Nancy Friedline Jul 13, 2009
Daily American - Most rewarding job of 30 years for Somerset s Nancy Friedline. She has had the daycare on Lincoln Street in Somerset for 30 years. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
State confirms six more swine flu cases, bringing total to 21 May 16, 2009
Also affected were one preschool age child who attends a family daycare and an infant who had contact with a student at 'Anuenue. The DOH would not release any additional information on the confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Daycare, nanny or grandma? Apr 1, 2009
I would very much like to see the quality of family daycare increased. Family child care is often a better solution for very young children. (Globe and Mail)
Wrongful death suit filed against daycare Mar 24, 2009
The mother of Jordan Williams says Marisela's Family Daycare Center was negligent in caring for her son. The Clark County District Attorney's Office has not filed charges in the case, ruling the death an accident. (KLAS-TV)
Covered in glory Feb 8, 2009
She also ran Alooah's Family Daycare out of her home (still going strong after 30 years). What's more, she had recently been widowed, her husband, Jamal Abdul-Ali, having succumbed at age 43 to pneumonia. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
