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5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Convicted of Manslaughter Dec 20, 2010
By Crystal Kelly
The author of this book has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter of an 18 month old little girl that was in her care. She has been sentenced to 41 months in prison. Not only was she convicted of manslaughter but also for violations of daycare laws. She was only licensed for 6 kids and had 14 in her care the day Ava died. Not only should you not take advice from this woman on how to run your daycare, but you should ban this book!!!!
6 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Author Convicted of Child Endangerment Oct 27, 2010
By Elizabeth
The author of this book was recently convicted of involuntary manslaughter, aggravated endangerment of a child, and a violation of a family day care regulation in the death of an 18-month-old girl. Please do not buy her book.
3 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Author Sentenced to Jail Dec 20, 2010
By iamnotunique
Last April, toddler Ava Patrick strangled on a fence inside Jeanette Lawrence's home, where she had 14 children that day even though she was only licensed to have 6. Ava's parents believe that Lawrence dedicated this book to their daughter "AOP." She apparently didn't even have the guts to spell out Ava's name, knowing that people might find out what happened. Lawrence was sentenced to 41 months last week. The latest news article can be found here on the internet.
No, I haven't read this book, but I suggest that the source for this information is not ideal. Ava's mother has created a website to help parents choose a daycare. Help that site grow instead!
(Note: I do not personally know Ava's family or anyone associated with the sentenced daycare provider. I just saw this in the news recently)
3 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Author/Former operator of day-care center convicted in child's death Oct 07, 2010
By Kansas City news
(PLEASE TAKE THIS BOOK OUT OF CIRCULATION NOW!!)
Steve and Alecia Patrick took their 18-month old-daughter to an Olathe day care center for the first time last year, unaware of any danger.
Within four hours, Ava Patrick was dead -- suffocated when her neck got caught in the upper slats of a wooden fence.
On Wednesday, Johnson County jurors deliberated less than two hours and convicted former day care operator Jeanette L. Lawrence, 47, of involuntary manslaughter, aggravated child endangerment and operating a registered day care center with too many children.
Ava's parents hugged each other after the verdict was read.
"Steve and I are just really relieved to have this chapter closed and we can start moving forward," Alecia Patrick said.
After her daughter's death on April 13, 2009, she started a website, daycareaware.com, a parental resource that consolidates information about day care centers.
The couple also testified in Topeka in favor of a law passed this year that toughens restrictions on day care centers. It also requires the state to create an online information system for open records on child care.
The Patricks said they did not know that Lawrence's day care had a long paper trail of violations.
In closing arguments Wednesday, defense lawyer Christopher Williams told jurors that Ava's death was an accident, not the result of reckless behavior. He admitted that his client had 14 children in her home when she was supposed to have no more than six, but said crowding did not cause the death.
State officials had enough confidence in his client to let her center stay open in spite of violations, he said.
Assistant prosecutor Chris Brown said that 14 children on two floors of a house watched only by Lawrence and her adult daughter were clearly too many to safely supervise.
"The term `accident' has no place in this case," he said.
Lawrence knew she was breaking the law, he noted, and ordered her daughter to take eight of the children elsewhere before police arrived.
He used Lawrence's words against her by quoting from an information book on day care that she wrote and published after Ava's death, a book called "Your Child's Daycare: Everything you need to know from start to finish."
Brown quoted from it, "As the number of children in care increases, the quality of the care decreases."
Another passage he cited: "Don't rely on the state. They're understaffed and underfunded. ... they cannot keep up."
In Kansas, the book noted, the state didn't inspect registered family day care homes at all and licensed day care centers were inspected only once a year.
"She exploited that," Brown said, "and it cost Ava Patrick her life."
But the new law changes those rules. Registered centers like the one Lawrence operated are being phased out and all day care centers will be licensed and inspected.
The Patrick family worked for "Lexie's Law" with the family of Lexie Engelman, a 1-year-old girl who died at a Johnson County day care center in 2004.
As the court emptied Wednesday, Judge James Franklin Davis set a Dec. 17 sentencing date. Lawrence faces a sentence ranging from probation to 3 years and 4 months in prison, plus a fine.
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4 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent, comprehensive guide Dec 05, 2009
By Laura Anderson
"Inv Indexer"
As the editor and indexer of this book, I have personally read it carefully from start to finish--twice. As a working mother of two young children myself, the topic is clearly close to my heart. I have personally referred back to this book several times since indexing it. The book demystifies the variety of options available including day care in formal centers, home day cares, by relatives, informal home care, nannies, and even au pairs. Clear, simple steps to evaluating choices are explained. Next, the author clearly delineates how to proceed in finding the best care with a logical, systematic approach. Finally, the author discusses the importance of communication and building and maintaining a healthy working relationship with your child's care provider. This is an indispensable reference tool for parents at a crucial point in their family's development and growth.
For further information about my work, please feel free to contact me:
Laura Anderson
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