Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Education
 
Board
State Board of Education
 
chapter
Standards for Licensed Child Day Centers [8 VAC 20 ‑ 781]
Action Revisions to the Standards for Licensed Child Day Centers
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ends 1/30/2026
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1/16/26  3:20 pm
Commenter: Anonymous

Reducing Soft Items Available in the Classroom
 

With the expectation of laundering soft materials every week it would limit the amount of soft sensory materials available to children inside the classroom. Instead of having comfy couches to read and connect on children would be exposed to hard plastic, metal, or wooden chairs which seems overly sterilizing for a space for preschool aged children. This also means that children will not have the same access to dress up and materials which greatly foster imagination and group work. On the other hand there will be less materials available because the constant washing of it will deteriorate the material as well as a waste of water if we are constantly laundering materials. 

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