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nannyde 04:40 PM 08-31-2016
Originally Posted by Unregistered:
You imply that I have not done my research, thanks for that. But you seem to miss the point. I am only interested in the in-home daycare problem. To redirect me to peoples homes, where most of the abuse takes place is an odd argument for not doing what I am go to do. Because the number or percentage is small relative to actual parental abuse, does that mean that nothing should be done? Perhaps you should tell that to the family that had their kids hurt or worse at the hands of their provider. I had a good friends child died an in-daycare. I have seen what it does to a family, on both sides.

But thank you for posting some research. I really to appreciate it.
You are missing the point. We RECEIVE these kids. We bring them into our HOME and assume their care. By receiving them we are put into the window of opportunity of being the abuser.

We are at a much greater risk of being accused of harming a kid a parent, relative, boyfriend, or girlfriend abused then a kid is of being abused by us.

Don't you care about the safety of kids away from daycare? We are less than a half of one percent of the perpetrators. This number INCLUDES anyone who is babysitting formally or informally, home providers, and center workers. Home child care providers care for a small percentage of the kids in daycare. We can't even be a fourth of the .04 percent.

Not to mention your plan isn't anything new. Other companies do the same thing. A $2500 offer to the center to install free equipment won't cover a month of staff time dealing with parents who want tape reviewed because snowflake got a boo boo.

The other issue is that cameras are useless unless a dedicated person is watching them. They are only valuable AFTER an incident.

I've done a few years of watching two centers cameras and with three DECADES of child care experience, it took me quite a while to figure out what I was seeing to PREVENT injury and abuse. A single fixed camera without audio gives about 15 percent of what is actually going on in the room. The staff figure out VERY quickly where the blind spots are and how to arrange themselves, the room, and the kids to decrease that 15 percent.

Just as casino cameras are useless if there isn't staff to watch them... child care cameras are also. Centers must have someone dedicated to watching them or they are just parent pleasers.

If you are doing home day care you have even a worse plan. Why in the world would a provider have you put cameras in and draw a fee from the parents when they could go to Costco and pay less than a grand and charge the parents a fee each month for the service? They don't need you.
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