Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Social Services
 
Board
State Board of Social Services
 
chapter
Standards for Licensed Child Day Centers [22 VAC 40 ‑ 185]
Action Amend Standards for Licensed Child Day Centers to Address Federal Health and Safety Requirements
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 4/6/2018
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4/6/18  10:25 am
Commenter: Mika Zubieta, Honest Soul Yoga

Oppose Removal of Exemptions. Hurting Small Businesses and Military Families
 

My yoga studio - primary clients are parents. We offer child minding for our classes to allow moms and dads an opportunity to workout, a chance they wouldn’t get if we didn’t offer this service. Most of our clients are military spouses and having our service with child minding is the only option they get to take a break when their spouse is deployed for months on end. In addition, this service provides flexible jobs,  specifically military spouses, who otherwise have limited opportunities for employment with small children. Taking away the exception for child minding would not only hurt business financially but also hurt these families who need our service with child minding. We follow all of the county’s regulations and have strict policies in place. Please reconsider making this change.    

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