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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You should definately be informed if any potential employers have been investigated for child abuse or neglect. Red flag for sure.[/quote]

Nanny here.   I agree with you.  And I agree that potential employer's should check CPS records for nannies.  Although it is amazing the difference in responses between the two posts about checking with CPS about any reports. [/quote]

+1.  I agree that it should go both ways. Every potential employee should do a background check on their potential employer and vice versa.  It's just common sense but seriously there are SO many hypocritical people on here.  The large majority of posts on the other thread where about how awful OP was for reporting her nanny (when it wasn't even OP who reported her anyway) and poor poor nanny who did nothing wrong but is just being persecuted anyway.  When it's the employer being reported though it's a totally different story.  FWIW it doesn't even matter because there are only very few states in which CPS records are made public.[/quote]

Nobody on the other thread said those things AT ALL.[/quote]

Um really? How about these direct quotes:

"I'm very, very interested in finding out what your nanny did to make you report her to CPS. 
Any childcare provider who has pissed off a parent could be on it. 
Completely unethical. I'm seriously contacting the ACLU. 
This can't be legal."

"The reputation of this woman is ruined because someone made an accusation. 
My son told his teachers that nobody is home to give him dinner. If the teachers called CPS to report this claim (which is absolutely false), my name could be added to some list of child absusers/neglecters. 
If there is evidence of a crime-it will most likely be prosecuted. Otherwise, it is an unproven incident. 
I'm pissed because people are publicly outed without having been found guilty in a court. 
Did your nanny have previous reports filed with CPS, OP? Was this her first incident?"

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None of these quotes suggest that the nanny is being persecuted.  They suggest that it is possible that these accusations are unfounded as they weren't tried in a court setting.
Neither did they suggest OP was horrible for reporting the nanny, as OP didn't report the nanny.  They were suggesting that because one person supposedly witnessed an incident, that without any actual evidence, it is irresponsible to label her a child abuser.
If a person hurts a child and the proper authorities have actual evidence that she did, place her name on a billboard for all I care.
The word of one woman should not derail the life and career of someone...especially if their word is the only thing tying them to a supposed incident.  Since OP won't tell us anymore, it's impossible to know for sure.[/quote]

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