Toddler’s death prompts Baker to promise child-welfare agency fix

BOSTON — The death of an Auburn toddler in a foster home Aug. 15 led investigators to fault the state Department of Children and Families in a review released Thursday, prompting Gov. Charlie Baker to say that his administration will pursue reforms to "get it right." Agency workers had visited the 2-year-old just days before she died in the home of Kimberly Malpass, who cared for three foster children as well as three of her own kids. The investigative report said agency staff failed to follow

BOSTON — The death of an Auburn toddler in a foster home Aug. 15 led investigators to fault the state Department of Children and Families in a review released Thursday, prompting Gov. Charlie Baker to say that his administration will pursue reforms to "get it right." Agency workers had visited the 2-year-old just days before she died in the home of Kimberly Malpass, who cared for three foster children as well as three of her own kids. The investigative report said agency staff failed to follow…