You Didn’t Really Want Affordable Child Care, Did You?

Flopping Aces ^ | 03-05-16 | Brother Bob

[Starman417]

On Monday, 2/22 Arlnow.com reported that Arlington County has proposed an extensive list of new regulations for child care providers:

Daycare and preschool providers in Arlington are decrying proposed new child care regulations as overly onerous and intrusive.

A 34-page draft of new child care center regulations would set stringent requirements for employee education, require food handling certificates for handing out snacks and would require providers to encourage mothers to breast feed, among numerous other regulatory provisions.

Child care providers — particularly small, part-time operators — are speaking out against the the changes to Chapter 52 of County Code via the county’s online “open comment tool."

Many comments focused on new education requirements for the teachers and assistant directors at child care centers. They would have to have a Bachelor’s Degree in education or a similar major and “at least 9 semester credits of advanced study in child development or early childhood education.” Current teachers would have three years to meet that requirement.

To list a few of the more egregious proposals:

• “The licensee will ensure that mothers are encouraged to breast feed their infants.”

• “Celebrations (birthdays, special occasions) should include mostly healthy foods or non-food treats.”

• “Staff will promote dental hygiene among children at mealtimes.”

• “The licensee will ensure that a trained staff member shall conduct and document a health check of each child every morning upon arrival.”

I'm not going to address how ridiculous these suggestions are - there's nothing I can add that hasn't already been mentioned in the comments of the Arlnow article. The comments section on Arlington County's web site must have hit home as well - my wife sent me the article on Monday, and by Wednesday the link to the county's web page has no document, much less any section for adding comments (if anyone has a link to a cached page with the study please drop it in the comments). According to an Arlington County spokesman, the page was supposed to be open for comments through March 31. He also gave a standard response about the need for updates and that this was only the start of the process. Fair enough, but unfortunately the county did not address one significant question:

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Nanny government uber alles.

[trisham]

What state is this?

[freedumb2003]

Which will shut down the child care agencies and MAYBE make people raise their own children.

[Trillian]

They’re requiring them to be doctors now?

[17th Miss Regt]

Virginia.

[Rio]

MAYBE make people raise their own children.

Anything but that!

[centurion316]

The Nazis were at the cutting edge of kinder care policies. Arlington County is just following their book, like they do with their other policies.

[centurion316]

The Nazis were at the cutting edge of kinder care policies. Arlington County is just following their book, like they do with their other policies.

[zek157]

The county backed off this bs earlier this week.

[bgill]

No one will ever take care of your child better than you. Don’t farm them out to strangers.

[trisham]

Thanks!

[Bigg Red]

Now, there’s a revolutionary idea,

[Bigg Red]

+1

[KeyLargo]

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[Jim Noble]

Privileged white women oppressing underprivileged women of color.

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