Nanny Screening – Things You Need to Watch For

Nanny taking care of child at home.

Aside from employment and dating background checks, live-in nannies are one of the most common areas where background checks are necessary.  Indeed, if you’re going to allow someone to live in your home and take care of your children, you want to know who you’re dealing with. Strange as it may seem, some people let [...]

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Nanny Background Check: Caretaker Murders Two Children

Nanny taking care of child at home.

Nannies are “help” that probably usually only occupy the homes of the wealthy. One can imagine the difficulty that a mother has in placing her children in someone else’s care; or perhaps it is not so difficult for some. Either way, parents want their children to be in good hands, no matter if it’s daycare [...]

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Childcare Providers Aren’t Properly Trained

This problem concerns Minnesota, but I’m sure the issue is nationwide, and it’s a pretty devastating one at that. A comittee recently reviewed mortality records for the state, and found that the number of child deaths has actually increased for in-home licensed daycare providers. Also, deaths of sleeping Infants have accounted for a whopping 75% [...]

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10 Year-Old Charged with Manslaughter of An Infant

10 Year-Old Charged with Manslaughter of An Infant.

There is almost nothing more horrible than hearing about a murder, but the horror is magnified when a child or infant is murdered. In Maine this last week, a ten year-old girl has been charged with manslaughter of a 3 month-old infant. It is said that this is an “extremely unusual” charge for someone so [...]

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