WHO COMMITS SEX ABUSE IN DAY CARE?

(Minnesota home day cares, 2010-2012)

2

License holder

4

Husband or boyfriend

26

License holder's child or other young relative

32

Total cases

TIPS FOR PARENTS

• Make sure children receive adequate supervision.

• Confirm that program's license is in good standing with the state.

• Know who else is in the home and what access they have to children. Ask to be informed anytime a new adult or young adult enters the household.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Minnesota Child Care Resource and Referral: 888-291-9811 or mnchildcare.org

• Department of Human Services licensing website: www.mn.gov/dhs

• Stop It Now! www.stopitnow.org

• Darkness to Light: www.darkness2light.org

• Family Enhancement Center: www.familyenhancementcenter.org

• The Stop It Now! Minnesota sex abuse prevention training: www.tinyurl.com/9vctdnw

2 License holder 4 Husband or boyfriend 26 License holder's child or other young relative 32 Total cases