I think the whole thing is crazy! In some states you can care for 5 kids without a license, where as in others only 2. So government gets to determine that the children in Iowa get to play with 4 friends where as the children in NY only get to play with 1 friend if they go to a provider that is unlicensed? The same thing with childcare ratios.

In some states 1:4 Infant ratios go until 18 or 24 months, while in others it stops at 12 months and jumps to 1:7. Who decided that the children who live in the states that jump to 1:7 ratios at 12 months need less attention that those who live in another state and get to keep their 1:4 ratio for an extra 6 months or a year?

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