Colorado launches new task force to keep kids safe, prevent illegal child care

Video Credit: KOAA - Southern Colorado
Published on June 15, 2021 - Duration: 02:46s

Colorado launches new task force to keep kids safe, prevent illegal child care

In response to the recent deaths in child care facilities, the Colorado Department of Human Services has launched the Safe Child Care Task Force which will recommend reforms to ensure child care settings are safe, prevent illegal child care, and educate parents and child care providers about licensed and unlicensed care options.


Colorado launches new task force to keep kids safe, prevent illegal child care

AND ALWAYS WATCHING OUT FORYOU...TO HELP PREVENT TRAGEDIES LIKETHIS ONE....THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HUMANSERVICES HAS CREATED THE "SAFECHILD-CARE TASK FORCE...MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES FROMSTATE AGENCIES...CHILD CARE PROVIDER GROUPS...AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.A RESOURCE TO EDUCATE FAMILIESAND CHILD CARE PROVIDERS ONLICENSED AND UNLICENSED CAREOPTIONS.NEWS FIVE'S MAYO DAVISON JOINSUS LIVE IN WIDEFIELD TO EXPLAINHOW IT WILL HELP PROTECTCHILDREN AND INFORM PARENTS.YEAH I'M LIVE NEAR THE WIDEFIELDDAYCARE THAT IS THE FOCUS OFTHAT CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATION.A LOCAL CHILD CARE PROVIDERTELLS ME THIS CASE IS ONE OFMANY THAT HAPPEN BECAUSE OF THEFLAWS IN THE CURRENT SYSTEM...SHE'S HOPING THE TASK FORCE WILLHELP PREVENT TRAGEDIES LIKETHIS ONE.FOR THE LAST TWENTY FIVEYEARS...ALMA WILEY HAS SEEN A LOT AS ALICENSED CHILD CARE PROVIDER.<THERE'S A DEATH HERE IN THEWIDEFIELD SECRUITY AREA BUTT TOOSHE HAD 22 CHILDREN.THE LATEST INFANT DEATH CASEAMONG MANY THAT SHE SAYS GOUNNOTICED OR UNREPORTED.THIS TASK FORCE IS GOING TO MAKEIT WHERE LICENSING, DEPARTMENTOF HUMAN SERVICES, THOSEENTITIES CAN MOVE FASTER.THE "SAFE CHILD CARE TASK FORCE"WILL PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ONREFORMS..INFORM PARENTS AND CAREPROVIDERS ABOUT LICENSED ANDUNLICENSED CARE OPTIONS...AND WORK TO PREVENT ILLEGALCHILD CARE.YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO FINDTHEM AND SAY OF YOU'VE BEENGIVEN A CEASE AND DESIST LETTERNOT ONCE, NOT TWICE BUT THREETIMES IN THE STATE OFCOLORADO....UNLICENSED PROVIDERS CAN ONLYHAVE UP TO FOUR CHILDREN FORLESS THAN TWENTY FOUR HOURS.BUT THE RULES HAVEN'T ALWAYSBEEN FOLLOWED....RESULTING IN TRADGY.THE TASK FORCE A DIRECT RESPONSETO THE ISSUE.WE'LL BE LOOKING AT STANDARDIZEDOPERATING PROCEDURES, WE'LL BELOOKING AT OUR LICENSING RULES,WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THE ELLIEMATTHEWS BILL AND IF MOREENFORCMENT NEEDS TO BE DONE.THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL ALLOWSTHE STATE TO PUBLICLY POSTINFORMATION ABOUT PROVIDERS WHOHAVE BEEN ORDERED TO HALTOPERATIONS.IF A PARENT IS LOOKING FOR CHILDCARE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, THEYCAN LOOK AT LICENSED SAFE CAREAND FIND OUT IF A PROVIDER THATIS UNLICENSED HAS BEEN ISSUED ACEASE AND DESIST ORDER.WHEN IT COMES TO FINDING CHILDCARE WILEY RECOMMENDS PARENTS DOA NUMBER OF THINGS.THEY HAVE TO HAVE THEIR LICENSEPOSTED, THEY HAVE TO HAVE REPORTOF INSPECTION POSTED, YOU CANASK THEM FOR THEIR LICENSE IFITS NOT IN A VISIBLE SPOT.SHE SAYS PARENTS SHOULD GO WITHTHEIR GUT FEELING...IF THEY DON'T WANT TO SHOW THEIRLICENSE AND IT SEEMS LIKE ALARGE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN THEHOME..

RECONSIDER THE PROVIDER.

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