HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Parents who relied on KidTime Drop-in Childcare in Huntersville, which abruptly shut down Monday, are planning to take action.
“I’m looking into filing a police report tomorrow as soon as I get off work,” said parent Erin Tarquinio. “This is unacceptable, unprofessional, unethical.”
Many of those parents, including Tarquinio said they had purchased packages of time expecting future drop-offs of their child.
They’re now out of hundreds of dollars.
Channel 9′s Jonathan Lowe looked into drop-in/short-term childcare businesses.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services defines them as facilities parents can use while running errands or doing leisure activities.
They’re typically found in shopping malls, health clubs, or churches.
Parents must be on the premises or easily accessible.
NCDHHS said drop-in childcare businesses are not regulated or licensed by any state agency.
Employees are not required to have criminal background checks and by law, a notice detailing the above must be prominently posted for parents to see.
Lowe reached out to the owner of KidTime through social media but hasn’t heard back.
He also learned she owns two other childcare centers in the state, including Greenville and New Bern.
Those appear to be open for business.
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