When Maine daycares stay quiet about abuse and neglect within their walls
Two cases show the difficulty of holding daycares accountable when they are responsible for reporting themselves.
Child care providers say the state is months behind in reimbursement payments. Lawmakers are investigating.
“When you have one kid, one spot, who's not being paid for essentially or not being paid for consistently, you can't pay your bills,” said one child care provider.
Three takeaways from The Monitor’s investigation into child care facilities
Providers have been cited for violations ranging from missing immunization records to dragging children across the room.
Child care providers across the state cited for numerous safety violations
A Monitor/CPI analysis of thousands of inspection records found years of safety violations at child care providers across the state.
‘Not in the business of politics’: The local officials making sure Mainers get to vote
Clerks across Maine share their thoughts on election security ahead of November.
A law passed last year made assault in an emergency room a felony. Did it help curb violence?
Prior to the new law, health care workers filed 167 intentional injury lost time claims in the first seven months of 2023; 114 were filed in the first four months after the law took effect.
There’s a form to help people in crisis. Most don’t know it exists.
An advance directive can lay out a preferred treatment plan before the treatment is needed.