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 Ended on 1/30/2026
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1/30/26  11:30 pm
Commenter: Jennifer Slack, Our Neighborhood Child Development Center

Listen to the voices of Children
 

Children are the people who are regulated by these regulation. We need to listen to their voices. They are competent and able to weigh into these discussions about how they are impacted by these choices.

  1. No more regulations of animals are needed.
  2. We are safe drinking water standing up.
  3. Sight and sound supervision until 9 is unnecessary.

In the many conversations I have had with children one of the biggest wishes they have are more chances to climb and move their body. They need spaces inside and out to move and play. 

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