Fairfax Board Says 'Yes' to Home Day Care Changes
Changes toughen up training and safety codes.
Stricter standards will soon be in place when it comes to the care of children in home day cares in Fairfax County. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved changes regulating home day care centers, requiring more hours of training and fire safety measures. During its meeting recently, the Board voted to adopt amendments to the Home Child Care Facilities Ordinance. Providers will now have to attend 16 hours of training instead of the original 12 and undergo tuberculosis screenings, as well as install carbon monoxide detectors to comply with county fire safety codes. “These amendments reflect recommendations and input from a variety of county agencies and outline the best practices in the field,” said Monica Jackson…
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T Ailshire
1:43 pm on Wednesday, January 2, 2013
We apparently come from different philosophies of life. I do not believe it is the government's responsibility to protect us from our own choices. Establishment of the rgulation in the first place says we, the American people, are not capable of making decisions for ourselves. We are not capable of deciding what risk we are willing to accept, or what priorities to place on various functions. We … more ›