Saturday, May 12, 2012
NACCRRA: A Resource and Referral Website
The website that I chose to learn more about is the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies. They soon will be changing their name to Child Care Aware. You can locate their website at http://www.naccrra.org/. NACCRRA's mission states that they want to "... promote national Policies and partnerships to advance the development and learning of all children and to provide vision, leadership, and support to community Child Care Resource & Referral" (NACCRRA, n.d.). You are able to sign up for a Capital Connection newsletter on their website.
An issue that was mentioned in their April 23, 2012 newsletter was how NBC's Dateline show exposed how simple it is for people with violent backgrounds, criminal histories, and even convicted felons to obtain a license to provide child care to children. This opened my eyes that parents need to be aware of who is caring for their child. Ask for background checks and thoroughly investigate where your child is going to be spending most of their time when they are away from you. I am thankful that I am able to have my son with me and don't have to worry about his safety.
Reference: http://www.naccrra.org/sites/default/files/default_site_pages/2012/capcon_april_23.pdf
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Thanks for the info and for sharing the link for the free training through this organization - I was too late to take advantage of it, but I'm sure many others were able to benefit! Just a confirming piece of evidence that the welfare of the children is the most important thing!
ReplyDeleteIt is scary that the qualifications for care providers are so lacks that just about anyone can provide care for children. It isn't that I believe the "once a criminal, always a criminal" but I do believe that more care certainly needs to be taken to protect our greatest assets - our children!!!
In Washington State for $10 dollars you can have access to records by courts and criminal justice agencies throughout the state of Washington. The database includes conviction information, arrests less than one year old with dispositions pending, and information regarding registered sex and kidnap offenders. The WSP criminal history file also contains additional information such as arrest records that is not open to the general public.
ReplyDeleteThe Criminal Records Privacy Act specifies criminal history dissemination guidelines. Conviction data may be released without restriction.
from: https://fortress.wa.gov/wsp/watch/