Look What Was On News This Morning

[6colleen]

http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/State-regulators-crack-down-on-unlicensed-day-cares-in-Arlington-267239711.html

[melilley]

This is awesome! I wish they would do it here.
I honestly think that some people don't know that they have to be licensed/registered, but even so, they need to know that it is illegal in some states.
And 34 kids! That's outrageous. I don't know what parent would even consider taking their child there.

[LysesKids]

In TX, even taking 1-3 kids you still have to be listed; there are no inspections or oversite however like registered and licensed homes... it takes two minutes to look up regulations. Here in TN, I can take 4 and be considered license exempt

[Second Home]

There was a cl ad recently where the person claimed it was ok to be unlicensed since she was under the no more than 5 rule . There is no such rule in MD , I went and double checked after seeing the ad .

[LysesKids]

There was a cl ad recently where the person claimed it was ok to be unlicensed since she was under the no more than 5 rule . There is no such rule in MD , I went and double checked after seeing the ad .

I grew up in MD and my kids & grands still live there... there has never been a choice of doing unlicensed even for one kid since my own were in daycare .

[melilley]

There was a cl ad recently where the person claimed it was ok to be unlicensed since she was under the no more than 5 rule . There is no such rule in MD , I went and double checked after seeing the ad .

I think that some people really don't know that there are rules and regs, but this lady you are talking about obviously knows that there are rules/regs, or she wouldn't have mentioned it. It just baffles me how people openly admit things like that when it seems that they know there are rules by how they word their ads. Here, you have to be licensed/registered to take even one child. There are CL ads out where people say they can't take dhs payments because they aren't licensed. I think states should do more to make people aware of rules and regs, because I do think that some people really don't know and look at it as more of babysitting than anything.

[KiddieCahoots]

I always wondered why lay enforcement just didn't go knocking on the doors of the posted illegal cl childcare adds.
They don't make an arrest any easier than that!

[NightOwl]

All My Youngenz??? Really?

[daycare]

All My Youngenz??? Really?

Lol that was my first thought too.
WTH

I wish that would happen here. There re a lot of illegal operations which makes it hard for the rest of us.

[Heidi]

Lot's of illegal daycare here, too.

In WI, you can care for 3 child under age 7 without regulation, and there is no reg for over the age of 7. So, one could really make a bit of a living without being licensed. There is really no excuse!

[MotherNature]

34 kids? $10 a day??? wow.

[nannyde]

They need to keep a database on the parents and if they catch their kid in an unlicensed daycare they charge them with neglect. One warning.

I hate the excuse that they want cheap daycare. Stop having kids you can't afford.

[Second Home]

I hate the excuse that they want cheap daycare. Stop having kids you can't afford.

Some of the illegal daycares I have seen are the same price as I am . So why would someone choose illegal over licensed ?

[Childminder]

Good! I too wish they would do that here and I agree that they should ticket the parents. The parents that can't "afford" childcare have enough money to spend on toys, new cars and all the extras. They can afford regulated child care they just choose to spend the money in other ways. Besides, if they can't truly afford it they can get subsidy here.

I'm going to figure a way to get this article to our DHS and see if they react.

[Indoorvoice]

I think there would be less unlicensed daycares if the state could make it a little easier to get licensed. At least in MI (for me) it was a long, drawn out process and the rules weren’t very clear to me so there was a lot of back and forth. I don't think it should take months and months to open up a home daycare. I had no idea how long it would take and had to go without a paycheck for a long time. I just think there needs to be more of an incentive to get the license or something. It is so easy to open an unlicensed one and not get caught here. Especially if the provider has experience with kids. I know of 2 unlicensed daycares here who charge more than me and are always full! Ugh.