Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Social Services
 
Board
Child Day-Care Council
 
chapter
Standards for Licensed Child Day Centers [22 VAC 15 ‑ 30]
Action Revision from Periodic Review
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 1/2/2004
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11/28/03  12:00 am
Commenter: Jennifer Downing

Child Day Care Minimum Standards
 
I am very happy to see that our child day care centers are finally getting some recognition that there needs to be some major changes within these facilities. These children are the minds of our future. We need to improve these day care centers just as much or as often as elementary, middle, and high schools do. The education of these children and the facility of where these children are being taught in should be very important to lawmakers. I feel the most positive aspects of this proposal are the gradual increase numbers of training that each program director is required to have now, the increase in the amount of activity space each child will have, and the teacher per child ratio in the classroom. These children deserve the best educational centers possible, it is beneficial to the child's overall education. I am very pleased with this proposal.
CommentID: 56