In what is sure to be a shocking investigation, child welfare officials and daycare inspectors have arrested two daycare operators for child endangerment.

A disturbing and deadly summertime hazard has been appearing in headlines across the nation: children left unattended in hot cars. Maybe it's better news coverage and information dissemination, but it seems more parents and child care givers are negligently leaving their children trapped in a hot car.

As the weather warms up and kids gear up for summer, parents should be preparing as well. Before your child goes to summer camp, parents have the somber responsibility of making sure their child does not become the latest victim of child abuse or child neglect.

Sometimes it takes a tragedy to get things done.

Last Friday afternoon, 142 babies, toddlers, and children were watched by six employees of a government-run daycare center, located in a working class neighborhood in Sonora.

Investigations will determine how the fire started and why it spread so quickly - but 38 children died from smoke inhalation and asphyxiation that afternoon.

Another unfortunate news story came about today as there are reports of a Grapevine preschool teacher accused of inappropriately touching a three year-old student. The teacher in question turned himself into authorities Wednesday.

We're all familiar with this story: something bad happens, but we think to ourselves "it's okay, we're insured against this bad thing," then the insurance company comes up with some excuse as to why they aren't going to help, then things become either a battle royale or we go softly in the night, uncompensated for the bad event.

Such was the case of Asia Jones' family. Asia was two years-old when she was forgotten in a daycare van one hot afternoon. She had died before she was found, still strapped in the seat.

Ahhhh, Memorial Day weekend - the unofficial start of summer. What are you and your kids up to this summer? Vacations? Summer camp? Day programs?

We've compiled a great list of resources for parents to review when evaluating summer options for children, kids, and teenagers:

The American Camp Association Expert Advice for Parents

Parent's Guide to Summer 2009 (DFW-area based)

Details are sparse at the moment, but FOX6 is reporting that a daycare van has rolled over on the streets of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin with as many as nine children (aged 5-11) inside.

We don't quite know which daycare was involved in the rollover, but it's highly likely that the van is a Ford Econoline - or something similar - known to prone to van rollover accidents.

On Friday, the Florida Department of Children & Families fined a daycare facility $5,500 for NOT reporting an alleged event of sexual abuse and child pornography.

On March 18, 2009, a girl (age unknown) reported to a staff member of the Ann Philip Daycare that someone had taken a picture of her "butt" while she was in the bathroom.

The staff member wasn't sure whether to believe the girl as the child had a penchant for "telling stories," and so didn't report it.

As the CDC closely watches new outbreaks and cases of swine flu, we have to ask two questions:

First, how are we keeping our kids and families safe from swine flu; and

Second, what are our daycares doing to keep our kids safe?

The CDC recommends several general tactics to combat swine flu:

• Avoid close contact with others