Action | Revisions to the Standards for Licensed Child Day Centers |
Stage | NOIRA |
Comment Period | Ended on 1/31/2024 |
Thank you for your serious consideration of public comment on the new proposed standards for licensed care. As you know, affordable and accessible child care is out of reach for so many families in Virginia. This is a crucial moment where you and your agency can work to find a regulatory balance that 1) sharpens helpful and necessary standards that prioritize safety and a quality experience for children, school staff, and teachers 2) eliminates and overhauls outdated or flawed regulations that make teaching and working in schools more difficult with little positive result or safety improvement for children and 3) does not needlessly raise the cost of child care at a time when insufficient subsidies exist to support families and teacher wage increases. To that end, I'd like to highligh a few places to strengthen the proposed standards:
Thank you for reading this and for your consideration.
James Pollard