Essential Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Procedures at Lindgren Child Care Center
Learn about the crucial child abuse and neglect reporting procedures at Lindgren Child Care Center in Minnesota. Understand your legal obligations as a mandated reporter and how to report suspected instances of abuse or neglect both within and outside the center. Proper reporting channels and contact information provided.
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Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Procedures Lindgren Child Care Center
Please follow the below link to an interactive training from the Minnesota Department of Human Services. This is an important topic that will be covered during this pre-service training along with Fall Orientation. http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/media/flash/Traini ng%20modules%20on%20guidelines%20for% 20mandated%20reporting/public9.htm Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Procedures
Remember, as a professional who works with children and families, you are required by Minnesota state law to report suspected child abuse and/or neglect to the proper agencies.ALL STAFF ARE MANDATED REPORTERS. THIS MEANS WORK-STUDY AIDES, ASSISTANT TEACHERS, TEACHERS, AND DIRECTOR. Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Procedures
There are two important levels of child abuse and neglect reporting that must be understood when working at Lindgren Child Care Center: Reporting suspected abuse/neglect of a child by someone outside of the child care center. Such incidents of suspected abuse/neglect must be reported to Child Protection Services (St. Cloud phone #320-656-6000 and ask for Child protection), the local police (#320-255-1200), or the county sheriff. Reporting of abuse/neglect by events that occur within the center itself. Such incidents must be reported to the Department of Human Services, Division of Licensing. Call #651-431- 4725 to make the appropriate report. Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Procedures
