Kate Hapgood, Center for Public Integrity

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Katherine Hapgood is a reporter at the Center for Public Integrity where she mainly reports on government accountability and equity issues.

Kate can be reached by email: gro.y1768507041tirge1768507041tnici1768507041lbup@1768507041doogp1768507041ahk1768507041.

Excerpted portions from different inspection reports. detrimental practices including corporal punishment. located in a ditch by the road. resulted in a broken arm. hazards in outdoor play area. allowed a visitor to supervise the children. waved a rifle style BB gun in front of four children.

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.

ByAlexa Foust Kate Hapgood, Center for Public Integrity

October 13, 2024

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