Do I have to tell my new customers/applicants that I am going to use ProviderWatch?
No. Due to the nature of the daycare business, you do not need to tell your applicants that you are going to request a ProviderWatch report. In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, if your request returns negative information about that person (such as a daycare-related collection, delinquent childcare payment, etc.), and you decide not to provide care for that person’s child, you MUST tell your applicant that the information listed with ProviderWatch contributed to your decision. At that point, you are legally required to tell the applicant how to contact us, so that they may request a copy of the report currently on file in our system. This requirement is also listed in the ProviderWatch membership agreement. Note: While you do not have to tell your applicants that you are going to use ProviderWatch to access their daycare history, we have many members who choose to do so. They often include information about ProviderWatch in their daycare contracts and policies. Applicants
