HARPER
HARPER AUTO SQUARE4@ ARE TEN NEWSROOM STARTS NOW4@ THE TWIN
TODDLERS DIED AFTER THEY WERE
FOUND IN THE SWIMMING POOL OF
THEIR CHILDCARE PROVIDER WEST
KNOX COUNTY4@ BACKING MADE
THE STATE ORDERED THAT OWNER
TO STOP OPERATING MEANING SHE
WAS FORBIDDEN FROM CARING FOR
MORE THAN4@ FOUR UNRELATED
CHILDREN AT ANY4@ ONE TIME
THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
SERVICES RECEIVED THREE
COMPLAINTS AGAINST JENNIFER4@
SALLY IN JANUARY MARCH AND
MADE THE COMPLAINT SAID SHE
SALLY IN JANUARY MARCH AND MADE THE COMPLAINT SAID SHE4@
WAS CARING FOR4@ MORE CHILDREN
THAT ALLOW TO HER HOME
WITHOUT A CHILDCARE CENTER
LICENSE AND THAT AS A CLASS A
MISDEMEANOR AND4@ TENNESSEE TO
CARE FOR MORE THAN FOUR
UNRELATED CHILDREN WIT4@HOUT A
LICENSE DEPARTMENT
LICENSE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATED EACH COMPLAINT4@
AND DISCOVERED A VIOLATION IN
MAY ON MAY NIGHT CHILDCARE
PROGRAM EVALUATORS VISITED
THE HOME INSIDE THEY FOUND
EIGHT UNRELATED CHILDREN TO
WERE UNSUPERVISED4@ IN TWO
BEDROOMS BOTH WITH THE DOORS
CLOSE AND AM A4@ SEVENTEEN
THE STATE ISSUED AN4@
INJUNCTION AGAINST4@ JENNIFER
SALLY ORDERING HER TO CEASE
OPERATIONS TO READ4@ THE FULL
COMPLAINT HAD TO WV I ARE DOT
COM DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON
SAID JENNIFER SALLY IT WAS
NOT VIOLATING THE INJUNCTION
WHEN THE DROWNING HAPPENED
TONIGHT WE'RE EXPLORING
THE STATE RULES GOVERNING DAY
CARES IN TENNESSEE4@
THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
SERVICES LAYS OUT SOME
SPECIFIC GUIDELINES FOR
RUNNING A CHILDCARE FACILITY
AND HOW THAT DIFFERS FROM A
BABYSITTER NEWS ANCHOR
BRANDON BANKS4@ JOINS US NOW
WITH THE STORY WELL ROBIN
JOHNSON I WERE TALKING TO A
DAY CARE ABOUT WHAT IT4@ TAKES
EXACTLY TO RUN ONE
SUCCESSFULLY AM ARE BREAKING
DOWN RESOURCES FROM4@ DHS SEC
OF THE ARE IF YOU HAVE KIDS
YOU KNOW THAT4@ FINDING
AFFORDABLE AND QUALITY
CHILDCARE CAN BE A PROCESS
THE ACCORDING TO
THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES4@. IT'S ILLEGAL
IN TENNESSEE TO KEEP MORE
THAN FOUR UNRELATED CHILDREN
IN A HOME FOR MORE THAN THREE
HOURS4@ WITHOUT A LICENSE YOU
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE FACILITY YOUR TAKE YOUR
CHILD TO YOU IS A GREAT
FACILITY THAT ARE TAKING CARE
OF YOUR CHILDREN TO THE BEST
ABILITIES MICHELLE PRESLEY
HAS A LICENSE AND OWNS LITTLE
MIRACLES4@ CHILDCARE SHE SAYS
IT4@ IS A PROCESS TO OPEN AND
RUN A CHILDCARE FACILITY BUT
SHE KNOWS IT'S NECESSARY I
THINK ITS PAYROLL THAT YOU
HAVE SOMEONE COME AND KEEP
YOU ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT
YOU'RE DOING DHS LICENSES FOR
TYPES OF4@ CHILD CARE
FACILITIES AND IT ALL DEPENDS
ON THE AMOUNT OF4@ CHILDREN
THEIR INSPECTED SEVERAL TIMES
A YEAR MANY TIMES THEY COME
IN UNANNOUNCED AND4@
THE FREQUENCY OF VISITS
DEPENDS ON THEIR STAR SYSTEM
RATING THE PURPOSE OF
THE STAR SYSTEM IS SURLY4@ HELP
I TOP CARE TO BE THE BEST
THEY CAN POSSIBLY BE WITH
YOUR CHILDREN EACH LICENSED
CHILD CARE CENTER IS GREETED
YOUR CHILDREN EACH LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTER IS GREETED4@
BY A STAR RATING SYSTEM WE
BEEN THREE STARS FOR THE PAST
TEN YEARS THE MORE STARS
THE BETTER THREE BEING
THE BEST HAS SO MANY RANGES
OF THINGS4@. IT'S NOT IS NOT
JUST CLEANLINESS4@. IT'S LIKE
HIGH CONDUCTOR SUFFER
THE CHILDREN HOW YOU HELP
THEM TO RESPOND TO PROBLEM
SOLVING HOW WHAT TYPE OF TOYS
YOU HAVE AND IF YOU'RE STILL
UNSURE ITS YOUR CHILD'S
DAYCARE IS RUNNING LEGALLY
THEY'RE REQUIRED TO POST
THEIR LICENSE AM A CHILD TO
REPORT CARD. WERE PARENTS CAN
SEE4@ AND WITH OVER TWO HUNDRED
AND FIFTY CHILDCARE AGENCIES4@
JUST IN KNOX COUNTY
THE EASIEST WAY TO FIND HIGH
QUALITY DAYCARE NEAR4@ YOU IS
TO USE THIS INTERACTIVE MAP
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
SERVICES HERE YOU CAN4@ TYPE IN
THE ST4@ THE CROSS STREET AND
SEE WHAT IS CLOSEST TO YOU
ALSO YOU CAN LOOK AT THAT
STAR RATING TO SEE IF4@ ITS A
ONE TWO OR LEVEL THR4@EE WAS AN
EFFECTIVE RESOURCE BRANNON
THANK YOU. STATE LAW SAYS ALL4@
POOLS BUILT AFTER TWO
THOUSAND ELEVEN MUST HAVE
PULLED ALARMS INSTALLED THEY
TO TAKE VIBRA4@TION AND4@ WATER
AND THEN SET OFF AN ALARM
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS
JENNIFER4@ SALLY'S POLICE DID
NOT HAVE TAIL ON ENFORCING
THE LAW KNOXVILLE IS LEFT UP
TO THE BUILDING PERMIT AND
INSPECTIONS OFFICE4@ DURING
POOL CONSTRUCTION WHEN4@ OR
STANDARD OR RULE IS TO HELP
ENSURE LIGHT SAFETY4@ FOR THE
IN SO4@ THAT'S DEFINITELY A KEY
FEATURE4@ SAYS JOB IS TO MAKE
SURE THE ALARM IS INSTALLED4@
PER THE MANUFACTURER'S
INSTRUCTIONS4@ AND IS
OPERATIONAL FOR MORE
INFORMATION ON HOW TO KEEP
KIDS SAFE IN AND AROUND
THE WATER DESCENT OR WEBSITE
THEIR WE HAVE TIPS FROM4@
SWIMMING INSTRUCTORS