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Audit finds gaps in Vermont child care oversight pose risks to children, threaten federal dollars
Audit reveals incomplete background checks with a median delay of 77 days risking child safety and over $500,000 in federal funding for Vermont child care programs.
- Last week, Vermont State Auditor Doug Hoffer's audit found gaps in Vermont's child care oversight that pose risks to child safety and federal funding, warning the Office of Child Care could enforce penalties.
- The audit found that Vermont's background-check system was incomplete and unacceptably lengthy, while an outdated state IT tracking system and gaps in retrieving out-of-state information undermined compliance.
- Auditors documented that the state permitted staff to start work with temporary clearances before background checks cleared and officials often failed to confirm fixes, leaving parents of enrolled children unaware.
- Federally funded programs were also cited when the audit found delays and citations that should have been classified as 'serious' pose risks to children and federal funding.
- Officials expect some work to be finished by the end of this year as Janet McLaughlin said her team is issuing a new IT contract now and a digital system may arrive next year.
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Audit finds gaps in Vermont child care oversight pose risks to children, threaten federal dollars
Gaps in the state’s child care oversight processes pose potential risks to both child safety and federal funding, a report from Vermont State Auditor Doug Hoffer found last week.
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