Kids Watch Project

Welcome

Kids Watch is a special project of Alabama Watch. Kids Watch is the result of two terrible tragedies in Alabama. Baby Douglas Hernandez died while in day care after being administered unauthorized non-prescription medicine. Baby Steven Kyser died in a licensed day care home after being placed on his stomach on a soft pillow and being left alone in a room for over an hour. Both children were attending their very first day of day care. Baby Steven?’s mother, Tara Kyser, is the volunteer coordinator for Kids Watch.



Although our first issue is day care, Kids Watch, as it grows will likely address many more safety issues to protect and nurture Alabama?’s most important resource, our children.

The project will involve parents and grand parents in the the legislative and regulatory process when it comes to issues of children?’s safety. Issues that will be addressed are:

Safety of children in child care facilities

Rules and regulations of the Alabama Department of Human Resources

Access of parents to the courts

Legislation affecting children and parents

Kids Watch held its first meeting on February 3, 2006. Child advocates and community activists were invited. We have asked Governor Riley to appoint two parents to the Child Death Review Board to fill vacancies. We have also asked The Department of Human Resources to give us a say in the penalties or deficiency reports for Alabama's daycare centers.