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Backlog in child care background checks mostly cleared, thanks to new city system

City Council members have proposed a bill to require the city to get those checks done in a two-week time frame.

Adolfo Carrion

Oct 12, 2023, 9:16 PM

Updated 465 days ago

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A huge backlog in background checks for day care workers has mostly been cleared – thanks to a new digital system put in place by the city that makes those checks faster.  
City Council members have proposed a bill to require the city to get those checks done in a two-week time frame. Following the death of 1-year-old Nicholas Dominici at a Kingsbridge day care, city officials are now warning that a faster checks process could be a risky move.  
Members of the City Council say they want the health and education departments to communicate better in order to expedite the checks process further.