Strict Staff-Child Ratios Govern Washington’s Licensed Family Day Care Facilities
Category: Children's Injuries, Children's Issues
All daycares licensed by the State require compliance with appropriate staff to children ratios. The ratios vary depending upon the number of staff and the experience level of the staff. All of the ratios are aimed to provide a safe environment for children by requiring an appropriate number of adults overseeing them. For a licensed […]
Read MoreWashington Foster Children to be Provided Legal Representation in Dependency Proceedings
Category: Children's Issues, Foster Care Abuse
The right to an attorney is one of our most fundamental constitutional privileges. Yet a study byFirst Star, a leading national advocacy group for children’s rights, concluded that only half of our states currently provide legal representation to children in dependency and foster care court proceedings. Even more disturbing, the study found that the legal […]
Read MorePhotographer’s Keen Eye Lands Discouraged Foster Child a Home
Category: Children's Issues
What do photography and foster care have in common? Apparently a lot. Jennifer Loomis, a local photographer, and her husband were considering adopting a child. As part of their search, they went on-line and visited sites containing images of children up for adoption. But the photos didn’t really express the children. To Loomis’ artful eye, […]
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