Dora Reed to Face Closure

While I find it ironic that the agency that investigated allegations, including improper supervision, abuse and neglect at Dora Reed Childcare in Cherokee, a tribally-run preschool, is allegedly, partly responsible for the death of a 15-month-old, I have to say I'm glad some kind of action was taken in the case of this center. For years I've heard complaints from parents and former staffers about this facility, along these very same lines outlined in the notice of license revocation.
Plus, in my removal as editor of the One Feather, it was a job at this center for which I was transferred, and it was a job for which I was competed unqualified. It kind of lets you know where the tribe's leadership stands as far as the quality of supervision at this center. That's not to mention that a child molester once worked at that center in its language immersion program.
WLOS reported that Chief Hicks was in Raleigh this morning to try to negotiate keeping the center open. Uh, how about we address the serious problems immediately before going to Raleigh to berate state officials who were just doing their jobs, which most of us who know the chief know that's his preferred negotiating tactic?
Yes, I understand the need parents have in having affordable, available child care. I am a parent after all. But I'll be damned if I'm going to put my son in a facility where he could be subject to neglect and abuse. Fix those problems first chief. The welfare of the children take greater precedence than a convenience.