Please reconsider fees to be charged for background checks. Childcare facilities and preschools usually experience a higher turnover than other businesses, hence will have more frequent background checks. To see the amount go from (almost) 0 to over $ 70 for the combined checks is outrageous. With an additional out of state cost for a background check, we are looking at up to $ 120 per prospective employee.

We have the choice to ask the prospective employee to shoulder the cost - which in most cases they cannot -, or the school pay for the checks. In the latter case, we have no choice than to increase our tuition, which is contradictory to the Commonwealth's goal to make childcare more affordable.