In every part of the state, Kansas families have been faced with the loss of a child who was being cared for in a child care facility that they thought was safe, but was actually an uninspected facility. These are deaths that could have been prevented with annual inspections, which identify unsafe conditions and educate providers about certain safety precautions that should be taken.

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Wichita Eagle:  State needs to inspect all child care facilities
KAKE-TV Special Report:  Inspect the Rest (part 1)
KAKE-TV Special Report:  Inspect the Rest (part 2)
Garden CIty Telegram:  A safety net
KMBC-TV:  Parents talk about daughter's death at day care
NBC Action News:  Tougher laws proposed for home day cares
Ottawa Herald:  Changes needed to safeguard kids
Topeka Capital-Journal:  Child care oversight could improve

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Click on the links below to read testimony from Kansas families and others who are working to make sure all child care facilities in Kansas are inspected.

Sen. Julia Lynn (R-OIathe)
Bryan and Kim Engelman (Overland Park)
Steve and Alecia Patrick (Overland Park)
Suzanne Wikle (Kansas Action for Children)