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Reports of child abuse are significantly down in Clark County and it’s prompting concern that more cases might be going unnoticed because children aren’t in school.

With a persistent early learning shortage in Nevada, some families are turning to online alternatives to prepare their kids for kindergarten — a goal that research shows makes an impact on reading scores and achievement rates in elementary school and beyond.

Nevada doesn’t make it easy for kids.

Resist the temptation to think of all child abusers as monsters set out to inflict harm on their child, say medical professionals at University Medical Center Children’s Hospital. Oftentimes, those who abuse children are overstressed, overworked parents lacking community and social support.

The Family Resource Center is hosting a day of learning April 16 to commemorate Pinwheels for Prevention, a national public awareness initiative focused on preventing child abuse and neglect.

800 pinwheels blow in the wind in Carson City, placed in one of the most prominent areas-- the legislative complex. Organizers hope the spinning wheels will bring attention to child abuse and its prevention.

For the most part, the days of “stranger danger” — the fear that an unknown assailant will sexually assault a victim — are behind us.

The parents of an infant who police say was hurt by a daycare worker are speaking out. They did what many parents do; they dropped their son off at daycare to go to work. Now, a woman is arrested for abusing him, and the child has permanent brain damage.