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The short explanation of this alert was:

NACCRRA's Parent Poll showed that, overwhelmingly, parents want their children to be safe in child care. Most parents assume that states have conducted a background check on providers – particularly for providers of licensed and government subsidized care. However, the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) law does not have any requirements for background checks for child care providers. Even though the vast majority of child care providers would most likely pass the checks, without checks, no one can be quite sure.

Besides the District of Columbia, only a handful currently conduct full background checks on child care providers in centers. 

There are simple steps that Congress can take to ensure the basic health and safety of children in child care. The first is to prohibit the use of CCDBG and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to pay child care providers who are convicted felons.

Contact your Senators and Representatives today! Ask them to take action to make sure that convicted felons do not receive federal money to provide child care! Please edit the letter below to reflect the policies already in place in your state and to let your federal policy-makers know that background checks are important to you.

For more information on background check requirements, click here.

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