Children in unlicensed day cares are 5 times more likely to die

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Children in unlicensed day cares are 5 times more likely to die

Posted: Saturday, December 20, 2014 10:30 pm

By MARK BOWES Richmond Times-Dispatch

The tragic death of a Midlothian toddler in a fire at a home day care is indicative of a deadly, statewide trend: Children being watched in unlicensed facilities in Virginia are five times more likely to die of physical abuse, neglect or even sudden unexplained infant death than children in state-regulated homes.

At least 51 children died in day care facilities unregulated by Virginia over the past 10 years, compared with only nine in day care operations licensed and regulated by the Virginia Department of Social Services, according to agency data obtained through the Freedom of Information Act and on its website and analyzed by the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
....

[email protected]
[phone]

The Washington Post had a series about this maybe three months ago, CHILDREN AT RISK: Unregulated Day Care in Virginia.

In Virginia, thousands of day care providers receive no oversight

Written by David S. Fallis, Amy Brittain
Published on August 30, 2014

@DavidSFallis
Deputy Investigations Editor at The Washington Post. Can also be found @wpinvestigates.
[email protected]
Joined February 2011

[email protected] or 202-334-9559
@AmyJBrittain

After a child's death parents grapple with second guesses

Written by David S. Fallis, Amy Brittain
Published on August 31, 2014

Virginia lawmakers consider proposals to regulate unlicensed in-home day cares

The plans follow a recent Washington Post series on in-home providers, which aren’t regulated by the state.
Sep 23, 2014

More articles by David S. Fallis, including more like these

More articles by Amy Brittain

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. Nine Va. children died in unregulated day care in 2014, the deadliest year in a decade

Nine Va. children died in unregulated day care in 2014, the deadliest year in a decade

By David S. Fallis and Amy Brittain December 30, 2014
@DavidSFallis
[email protected]
@amyjbrittain
[email protected]

Nine children died in unregulated day-care homes in Virginia in 2014, making it the deadliest year for such homes in the past decade, according to a Washington Post analysis. Six children died in sleep-related incidents, and three died in fires at two homes that had no working smoke detectors and were over capacity.