The current regulations have no restrictions on children’s media use, and I agree and celebrate limiting children's media use...but this regulation is the worst of both worlds. It limits providers while still leaving parents in the dark about what media their children are consuming. Due to the way that it is written, it allows for significant visual media use in early childhood programs, up to 2 hours per day starting at 16 months old. This is not in the best interest of our children.

Maintain the ban on visual media use for infants. Offer parents some means of being involved in visual media selection and use for children toddler age and older. It could be a permission form like a field trip form or it could be a requirement to share the visual media used the way we share lunch menus. Parents have a right to know what their children are watching. We don't need strict oversight by the state if we focus on regulating for parental involvement.