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Thursday, July 26, 2012  In a case that raises questions about how far child care workers should be required to go in administering medical care, the parents of a 2-year-old girl with diabetes claim a Coppell, Texas day care is violating the law because it refuses to give her insulin shots.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012  Along with the warmer weather, summer also brings a disease familiar to many in the health and child care industries, but perhaps not as familiar to parents: hand, foot and mouth disease.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  Tuesday night, a crowded room of concerned parents asked the Chittenango Village Board to put more protections in place to gaurd their kids from sex offenders.

Sunday, February 19, 2012  And do you need long term childcare? We can help with that, too!

Tuesday, December 13, 2011  It's the kind of stuff that gives moms nightmares: a machete near a play area, household chemicals accessible to preschoolers, and instructors teaching without a criminal background check.

Thursday, June 10, 2010  A child care center in Cayuga County is being investigated for alleged abuse of children.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010  The pending closing of a Rome day care center and its proposed re-opening under a different name raises questions about a parents ability to research such a facility's past history.

Monday, January 18, 2010  While all 62 counties offer financial help with day care for a family of three earning up to $36,620 - twice the federal poverty rate - a recent study by an advocacy group said 11 don't help those working at night who need to sleep during the day, and 18 cut subsidies when workers get laid off.

Sunday, January 17, 2010  New York's subsidies for child care differ by thousands of dollars