Saving time for day cares
The Child Abuse Register search process has been streamlined, saving time for Nova Scotia's 300 day cares and other organizations while maintaining protection for children.
There are essentially two changes:
- day cares and volunteer organizations no longer have to request searches on behalf of potential employees or volunteers, since they can apply directly; and
- several steps have been removed from the application process, reducing the average time for applicants from approximately two hours to just a few minutes.
The new process also reduces the number of search requests, because applicants can share the results of one search with multiple organizations, rather than completing a separate search for each organization. With more than 20,000 requests for Child Abuse Register checks each year, the time savings could be substantial.
The changes are especially helpful for those who work with multiple organizations, including volunteers and substitute teachers.
