Day home licensing organizations in Alberta conduct safety review

By Dave Dormer, CBC News

Organizations overseeing licensed day homes in Alberta are exploring possible changes to the Child Care Licensing Act, which will then be presented to the provincial government.

The group represents "a wide spectrum of perspectives across the child care sector," Cheryl Crowther, spokeswoman for the Alberta Family Child Care Association (AFCCA) told the Calgary Eyeopener.

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CHECK CREDIT AND CRIMINAL RECORDS BEFORE YOU RENT TO A STRANGER

From Condo.ca

According to one service provider, 12 per cent of Canadians have a criminal record. Would you want to know that about a person before you rented your beautiful new condo to him?

The ongoing international hunt for a Canadian man who allegedly murdered another man in his Montreal apartment has shown us once again, as if we needed reminding, that people are capable of unbelievably ghastly behaviour. The man being sought for this crime rented his apartment. Did the landlord know what kind of person he was renting to? Could he have known? Would you want to know, if you were looking for a tenant?

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