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I think the problem with it is as with everything there will be some who would try to take that to the extreme.
They might make the argument that baby has been sleeping in the stroller a few minutes while on a walk when they actually may have been in there all day. Strollers fold, and have strings, and there are no standards as far as using a 2 year old stroller, a 20 year old one or a pram from the 1800's. What about the provider who uses an old busted up stroller with dangling strings or fabric? Ones that have been sitting outside with critter droppings in/on them. Provider isn't going to sit there and stare at the infant in the stroller, obviously if you're outside you're supervising other kids. It only takes seconds for babies to get into trouble, and in the case of many strollers there's plenty that can occur.
Unfortunately the irresponsible ones tend to make life incredibly difficult for everyone else. I had a similar conversation with my food program rep about this a couple years ago. It drove me nuts that I couldn't share what I can with my daycare kids, or harvest out of nature when those fruits, veggies and proteins can be super healthy. I couldn't imagine how that made any kind of sense. Then she shared a story about a provider that was canning one day when she stopped in for an unannounced visit. A lot of the tomatoes that were sitting next to the sink were half rotted and she was just slicing off "most of the bad parts because you don't taste the turned parts once they sit in their juice for awhile." Fruit flies were everywhere and hanging above the sink where she was working were fly strips loaded with insects. The woman obviously saw nothing wrong with what she was doing and that is terrifying.
Additionally, my rep asked if I field dressed my critters in a timely manner. I told her of course. Then she asked me if I knew of anyone who let an animal sit overnight because they couldn't find it. Yeah, sometimes it happens. Did I know of anyone who contemplated doing so even when the temps were iffy? Unfortunately, yes. Did I know of anyone who dragged their critter back and had to wash it off/out because dirt and debris got on it. I suppose. Or who let it hang in a garage for awhile, bagged or quartered pieces and stored them in the snow until they could get them in for processing because they were too big to fit in their freezer......ok I got it. If I knew people who did all that and still ate the meat they harvested what's going to stop some insane idiot from picking up a deer off the side of the road and trying to feed it to their daycare kids save a buck? Although quality in processing can be guaranteed, quality in obtaining that meat, field prep and storage can't.
I had a hard time imagining worst case scenarios and although it irritates me there are stupid people in the world I realize now most of the rules we have to follow exist to try to curb their ridiculousness.
They might make the argument that baby has been sleeping in the stroller a few minutes while on a walk when they actually may have been in there all day. Strollers fold, and have strings, and there are no standards as far as using a 2 year old stroller, a 20 year old one or a pram from the 1800's. What about the provider who uses an old busted up stroller with dangling strings or fabric? Ones that have been sitting outside with critter droppings in/on them. Provider isn't going to sit there and stare at the infant in the stroller, obviously if you're outside you're supervising other kids. It only takes seconds for babies to get into trouble, and in the case of many strollers there's plenty that can occur.
Unfortunately the irresponsible ones tend to make life incredibly difficult for everyone else. I had a similar conversation with my food program rep about this a couple years ago. It drove me nuts that I couldn't share what I can with my daycare kids, or harvest out of nature when those fruits, veggies and proteins can be super healthy. I couldn't imagine how that made any kind of sense. Then she shared a story about a provider that was canning one day when she stopped in for an unannounced visit. A lot of the tomatoes that were sitting next to the sink were half rotted and she was just slicing off "most of the bad parts because you don't taste the turned parts once they sit in their juice for awhile." Fruit flies were everywhere and hanging above the sink where she was working were fly strips loaded with insects. The woman obviously saw nothing wrong with what she was doing and that is terrifying.
Additionally, my rep asked if I field dressed my critters in a timely manner. I told her of course. Then she asked me if I knew of anyone who let an animal sit overnight because they couldn't find it. Yeah, sometimes it happens. Did I know of anyone who contemplated doing so even when the temps were iffy? Unfortunately, yes. Did I know of anyone who dragged their critter back and had to wash it off/out because dirt and debris got on it. I suppose. Or who let it hang in a garage for awhile, bagged or quartered pieces and stored them in the snow until they could get them in for processing because they were too big to fit in their freezer......ok I got it. If I knew people who did all that and still ate the meat they harvested what's going to stop some insane idiot from picking up a deer off the side of the road and trying to feed it to their daycare kids save a buck? Although quality in processing can be guaranteed, quality in obtaining that meat, field prep and storage can't.
I had a hard time imagining worst case scenarios and although it irritates me there are stupid people in the world I realize now most of the rules we have to follow exist to try to curb their ridiculousness.
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