Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!ora!ora!daemon From: EEM103@PSUVM.PSU.EDU (Betsy Manlove) Newsgroups: soc.feminism Subject: Re: (Sharing the costs of) Child making and rearing Message-ID: <90233.091715EEM103@psuvm.psu.edu> Date: 21 Aug 90 13:17:15 GMT References: <10848@cs.utexas.edu> <3047@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> <11145@cs.utexas.edu> Sender: ambar@ora.com (Jean Marie Diaz) Organization: Penn State University Lines: 22 Approved: ambar@ora.com In article <11145@cs.utexas.edu>, turpin@cs.utexas.EDU (Russell Turpin) says: >Both versions of the federal day-care bill include requirements >that states enforce various regulations that may shutdown most >day-care provided from the caregiver's home. A rather misleading statement. In fact, both bills would require states to *HAVE* regulations of some sort in key areas (group size, adult-child ratio, health and safety) **BUT** it would be up to the states to decide what those regulations acutally are. In addition, states would be given funds to help day care providers comply with regulations and improve the quality of the care they provide (I'll provide details on request). It is CRUCIAL TO CONSIDER THE KIND OF CHILD CARE WHICH IS CLOSED DOWN AS A RESULT OF VIOLATING STATE REGULATIONS. Here in Pennsylvania we have relatively good day care regulations. There would be no real changes required by the provisions in the federal bills currently being considered. But it is not unreasonable to expect states with NO regulations in key areas to at least develop regulations of some sort. Betsy Manlove [Speaking only for myself] EEM103@PSUVM.PSU.EDU