In Virginia, thousands of day-care providers receive no oversight

It is difficult to compare Virginia’s 43 deaths in unregulated settings over 10 years with fatalities in other states,

But we are going to anyway... because regulation solves everything! Also, have some heartbreaking anecdotes of children dying in tragic circumstances that really would not have been changed by magic regulation.

What do we do then, when every square inch of our lives requires a permit and an inspection, and bad things still happen?

In Maryland, where caregivers who care for even one unrelated child must be licensed, the overall fatality rate in day-care settings is comparable to Virginia’s

Also: http://www.bostonglobe.com/2014/07/02/map-the-average-cost-for-child-care-state/LN65rSHXKNjr4eypyxT0WM/story.html

MD avg. day-care costs / yr: $13,055

VA avg day-care costs / yr: $10,028

I like how they think licenses will stop the cases of outright abuse like the example they gave where the caregiver tripped the baby repeatedly to fracture his skull.

Also, a mandatory landlines? What? The reasoning they gave was flimsy. Someone could just as easily misplace a cordless phone.