Day cares dodging regulations
“Some day care owners are using religion to dodge state regulations, and, it’s legal. Alabama is one of a handful of states in the country that allow day care facilities to operate without a license or regulation, if they claim a religious exemption. Whether it’s a church affiliation, or just a proclaimed ministry, you have […]
Childcare advocates warn of unlicensed day cares
“Childcare advocates are warning parents about the dangers of putting their children in the hands of unlicensed day cares. A new public awareness campaign, hopes to shed light on the needs to have regular oversight, and inspection, of all childcare programs.”
Alabama launches new 5-star rating system for daycare centers
“A new five-star rating system for Alabama’s licensed child care centers is launching this year to help parents determine which daycares are going above and beyond the bare minimum.”
Most Parents Don’t Know the Difference Between Exempt, Nonexempt Day Care Centers
“Educated and well-intended parents go into unregulated programs and don’t know they’re unregulated,” said Gail Piggott, executive director of the nonprofit Alabama Partnership for Children. “There’s a false assumption, a false sense of security that if a program is in the yellow pages, caring for children every day, that they are regulated.”
Alabama Child Care Centers: Just Because They’re Open Doesn’t Mean They’ve Been Inspected
Restaurants, tattoo shops and hair salons are required to undergo regular inspection in Alabama. Child care centers, however, can operate without being inspected by Alabama DHR if they’re license-exempt.
Church-Exempt Child Care Centers Need More Oversight
A piece of paper. For all practical purposes, nothing else is needed to open a child care center in Alabama. That is indefensible. Declare an operation to be a church-related center and it becomes exempt from most state regulations. As the Advertiser’s Kym Klass reported, a statement on church letterhead effectively releases a child care […]
What Parents Need to Know About Daycare
Day cares should be the one place parents feel safe leaving their toddlers, but instead some day care centers have the potential for the most risks. Parents don’t think to ask whether one is licensed or not and it’s a danger Gail Piggott knows all too well. Piggott is the executive director for Alabama Partnership […]
Church-Exempt Day Care Centers: ‘Anyone Can Open One’
To avoid most state regulations that protect children at day care centers, all you have to do is become church-exempt. To become church exempt you have to do a long list of things — except no one will know if you don’t actually do them.
Alabama Day Care Centers: Licensed vs. Licensed Exempt
Around 200,000 children attend day cares every day…Alabama…allows some child care programs to operate without inspection or regulation.