Numerous Day Cares Cited in Smith, Gregg Counties

TYLER — The state is reporting that dozens of day cares in Smith and Gregg Counties have been issued citations for various violations. And according to KETK, you can go to go to http://www.txchildcaresearch.org to track these violations. The state inspected 103 child care facilities in Smith County; 80 of them had violations in 2012. In Gregg County, 11 day cares were completely shut down due to repeated high risk violations. Shari Pulliam from Child Protective Services urges parents to always research your child care provider’s background. Pulliam says the aforementioned website has a wealth of information, and everything is public. According to Pulliam, parents can put in what they are looking for to meet the needs of their child, the area they are in, and what type of daycare they are looking for. She says all that information is right there at their fingertips.