The Diane Fletch licensed family home child care in Vancouver, Washington where an outbreak of e-coli began on March 12, 2010 which resulted in the death of 4 year old Roanan is no longer listed on the Department of Early Learning website.
7 out of 17 in the facility tested positive for e-coli. Four children were hospitalized. 4 year old Roanan died on April 4, 2010.
Diane and Larry Fletch told the Health Department and the Department of Early Learning that they voluntarily closed their facility in March 2010 and would not open until certified by the Health Department to re-open.
It was learned the Fletch's provided child care on April 6, 2010.
This family home child day care facility had a history of violating the capacity regulations as well as other health and safety regulations. They had been issued at least 2 civil penalty fine letters in their history.
The Department of Early Learning after becoming aware the Fletch's provided care only sent them a summary suspension letter. Why is it not a summary revocation?
Plus the RCW below became law in 2007 and has never been complied with by the Department of Early Learning:
"RCW 43.215.370
Reporting actions against agency licensees — Posting on web site.
For the purposes of reporting actions taken against agency licensees, upon the development of an early learning information system, the following actions shall be posted to the department's web site accessible by the public: Suspension, surrender, revocation, denial, stayed suspension, or reinstatement of a license."
The public has a right to know about this licensed child day care facility as well as other facilities where children were put at risk.
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Monday, November 23, 2009
New Background Check Form out Oct. 9th 2009
It's important and fair to give credit where credit is due and I'll find out the names of persons to thank and update you.
The "Background Check" form is a VITAL piece of the licensing process regarding persons who will have access to your children. Access means basically they are or have legal rights (say they own or live there) to be in the building or on the grounds of a licensed facility; or in a vehicle with your children.
"Background Check" means checking what law enforcement has but also includes a whole host of other areas to "Check".
Google the "Department of Early Learning" and find the form to review yourself.
After more than five years someone has returned valuable questions to the form like having to identify where the applicant lived in the last seven years. This was a valuable quality control question that got taken out under DCCEL.
The form gives the applicant clarity that information will be disclosed to say the day care center owner/director or the family home day care provider, where the applicant has been hired to work. It does so in pretty much regular English, so hey, kudos for that.
I am a little puzzled by the second bullet on the form.
At the bottom of the 2nd page where is says "CAMIS files checked by" is in need of clarification as CAMIS has been put out to pasture. FAMLINK is the new CAMIS from what I understand. Both, for parents information, is simply a computer system that houses TONS of information on families and individuals.
Your State Auditor was going to and then didn't on behalf of parents of Washington State audit this program instead Brian Sonntag only audited the "criminal" part of the "BACKGROUND CHECK".
Folks, there is so much secrecy in your government, confusion, layer upon layer of reform; and to see a return to some VITAL basic information that must be given a nod and thumbs up.
As they say, "the proof is in the pudding" so is there a plan to check out the use of the form so that it translates to persons who are mean, unkind, abusive, etc have no access to your children?
I'll check into that too. Dr. Betty Hyde is the newest director and a thank you probably starts there, because quality comes from the top down. But I want to know the other players to thank for moving in the right direction.
The "Background Check" form is a VITAL piece of the licensing process regarding persons who will have access to your children. Access means basically they are or have legal rights (say they own or live there) to be in the building or on the grounds of a licensed facility; or in a vehicle with your children.
"Background Check" means checking what law enforcement has but also includes a whole host of other areas to "Check".
Google the "Department of Early Learning" and find the form to review yourself.
After more than five years someone has returned valuable questions to the form like having to identify where the applicant lived in the last seven years. This was a valuable quality control question that got taken out under DCCEL.
The form gives the applicant clarity that information will be disclosed to say the day care center owner/director or the family home day care provider, where the applicant has been hired to work. It does so in pretty much regular English, so hey, kudos for that.
I am a little puzzled by the second bullet on the form.
At the bottom of the 2nd page where is says "CAMIS files checked by" is in need of clarification as CAMIS has been put out to pasture. FAMLINK is the new CAMIS from what I understand. Both, for parents information, is simply a computer system that houses TONS of information on families and individuals.
Your State Auditor was going to and then didn't on behalf of parents of Washington State audit this program instead Brian Sonntag only audited the "criminal" part of the "BACKGROUND CHECK".
Folks, there is so much secrecy in your government, confusion, layer upon layer of reform; and to see a return to some VITAL basic information that must be given a nod and thumbs up.
As they say, "the proof is in the pudding" so is there a plan to check out the use of the form so that it translates to persons who are mean, unkind, abusive, etc have no access to your children?
I'll check into that too. Dr. Betty Hyde is the newest director and a thank you probably starts there, because quality comes from the top down. But I want to know the other players to thank for moving in the right direction.
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