An audit by the Tennessee Comptroller found lapses in state investigations of child care centers. (Photo: Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent.)
A new state audit has identified flaws in the way the Department of Human Services investigates complaints against child care centers in Tennessee, potentially placing children at risk.
The department investigates approximately 6,000 allegations of child abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation made each year against legally and illegally operating childcare providers across the state…