Police checks started for agencies and groups that were trying to protect themselves with the idea if the police said the person was ok they weren't responsible if the person abused a child or whatever - we had to have them as Brownie and Scout leaders, those working in kids summer camps, and then it broadened to other things like to vollunteer in the school and a couple years ago our church even asked Sunday School teachers to get them.

It only goes back a few years so a caregiver that can show references dating back more years than that again can supercede the report with more relavant info. I still think we should be expecting daycare parents to have the reports done so we know what kind of adults we are letting into our homes on a daily basis.