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Criminal Background Check Law Would Require Childcare Providers’ Fingerprints
Should childcare providers have to undergo a criminal background check?
Federal legislation currently pending in the House of Representatives would require childcare providers throughout the country to undergo background checks, including FBI fingerprint checks. Currently, only 10 states require childcare providers to undergo fingerprint checks.
Federal law currently requires that workers at daycare centers on military installations and Head Start programs undergo fingerprint checks, but the recent proposal is the first that would require the checks for all childcare providers.