Ridiculous Regulations

[CraftyMom]

A lot of the regs make me

Most of them I don't mind though and I just go with it

If I had to choose one to dislike it's ratios. I can only have 6, including my own kids under age 10.

Also not being able to leave the kids with my husband while I run to an appointment. It's silly. He is approved to be in the home at any time (lucky me because he lives here : but he was denied to be my assistant because of something foolish he did at 18 years old (more than 20 years ago!) I can appeal this, and I will, but it's just another hoop to jump through

[MissAnn]

Because it's important to teach kids that the world revolves around them and that they never have to do anything they don't want to...ever.

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Because we want a world of only special snowflakes? Get ready kindergarten....here we come! A whole blizzard of special snowflakes. You are welcome. happyfacehappyface

[spinnymarie]

My favorite..... the broom may not touch the ground. We had to hang hooks in every classroom to hang brooms from.

. this is hilarious. wtf is the broom FOR?

[Annalee]

. this is hilarious. wtf is the broom FOR?

For us to ride on! ::::::::

[DaveA]

Illinois isn't too bad with regs, but the new daily inspection log requirement is a joke. Providers who check this stuff already don't need to mark it down daily, and the ones who don't will just make it up. Plus the reps don't explain exactly what needs to be inspected, so it's pretty much make it up as you go along. I told my rep this is going to be the most forged form in DCFS history.

[Blackcat31]

For us to ride on! ::::::::

Hey, don't dis my mode of transportation.

[Annalee]

Hey, don't dis my mode of transportation.

It is cheaper than buying gas for our vehicles. ::

[KiddieCahoots]

For us to ride on! ::::::::

Omg! ::::::...............

[KiddieCahoots]

For us to ride on! ::::::::

Don't think regs will pass for the use of car seats on these ::........

[Heidi]

It is cheaper than buying gas for our vehicles. ::

and you aren't required to put in an alarm system so that no child is left behind!


That's my least favorite one, actually.

Any vehicle that has more than 6 passenger capacity must have an alarm that reminds the driver to check the back seat. You have to get out of the vehicle, open the back hatch, and push a button before removing the children (you only have 30 seconds after opening the drivers door).

If you forget, while you unloading your little group of preschoolers on their way to the children's museum, your car will start screeching a high pitched alarm.

Now, you've lost complete control of your freaked-out kiddos, some of whom are probably running for the hills, because you're trying to go back and turn off the alarm.

In the meantime, they load 60 kids onto a school bus (better known as a tuna can on wheels), without seat belts, drive them up and down snowy roads for over and hour to and from school.

Then, when they get back to the garage, just to be sure they haven't forgotten the sleeping kindergartner in the back, they have to walk back to the last seat and put a sign in the window that says "this bus has been checked for sleeping children".

[KIDZRMYBIZ]

I hope I don't start something but... it is crazy how the center vs. Home regs are in my state. Some examples. Centers need fenced yard and staff must be outside at all times. Home daycare nothing kids can be outside by themselves without a fence or anything. Centers must have staff in nap rooms at all times. Homes can have kids on different levels or anywhere. Why they think unsupervised kids in homes are safer than centers is beyond my compression!

My state just went to rules being the same across the board, whether in-home or center. So, some of the new regs are bothersome since this is, in fact, my home. Like, we can't have anyone on the premises during daycare hours that we have not have criminal background and sex offender registry checks on. I understand, and do agree that that could be a very valid concern for some. I just saw it as one of my perks to be around for family visiting from out of town.

And...we have to have some sort of check done on our own children when they turn 13. Just weird.

[spinnymarie]

I just saw it as one of my perks to be around for family visiting from out of town.

I think you meant it the opposite, but this makes me:

happyfacehappyfacehappyface

Sorry, MIL, you guys can no longer visit during DC hours!

[Blackcat31]

Don't think regs will pass for the use of car seats on these ::........

I don't transport kids. ever. so I'm good there.

[Sunchimes]

"...the broom may not touch the ground."

Of course we don't want the broom left on the ground. Let's raise it up higher off the ground so that it is at the perfect level for all of the toddlers to lick as they pass by it.

Or maybe I'm the only one with a roomful of kids who lick everything?

I may have this rule wrong. I saw it but it didn't apply to me, so someone correct me if I'm wrong. A listed home (listed homes are signed on with the state and we have had background checks but don't get inspections unless there is a complaint) can have only 3 children. However, you can have an additional 9 kids if they are related in some way. The "some way" is pretty broad, kids, grandkids, cousins, etc. So, I can only keep 3 unrelated kids safely. But if I keep Cousin Sarah's son's grandkids, I can have up to 12. Makes no sense.

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

In some states your own children are considered day care kids until 12 or 13 and must follow day care rules even if the spouse is home. My own kids are 7 and 8 and I can't imagine, as my day care is only for under 5.

In my state my children count in ratios until they turn 14 and I had to ask my licensor if my infant daughter could go upstairs (going upstairs is a big NO NO in our state...) with my husband. She ultimately approved but I haven't sought approval from my new licensor. Guess I had better do that.