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All I can say is.. WOW... I'm completely speachless!!!!
My mouth was hanging open while reading your post..

First of all.. I'm NOT a facility style daycare.. I'm a LICENSED HOME..
I have 1 restroom... with 1 toilet...
1 sink....

We don't have a specified 'bathroom' time...
We go potty when we say we need to go potty...
When we come inside from playing on the playground.. we line up.. sitting down on the floor outside the restroom door.....
Any child that is in diapers.. I change them... then assist that child with hand washing.. wash my own hands.. and next ...
If the child is potty trained.. I step out...
We CLOSE the door to go potty..
That is a HUGE rule here.
I teach my kids from an early age that 'none of us need to see YOUR STUFF'...
THAT is PRIVATE...
if a child is nervous about the door being closed completely. or...if they aren't able to turn the door knob on their own.. then we close it about 3/4... enough to block the view of the kids in the room from seeing them potty...
All of my children know the rule...
They will tell on each other..
so and so went to potty and didn't shut the door.. then they'll say..
We don't want to see you potty!!!

I'm sorry.. but I disagree with the child in line having their pants/panties down...just standing there in front of another child ... waiting..
I realize that when you have allot of children that need to potty.. you need to do things to expedite the process.. but still.. are you kidding me? I would NOT be ok with this as a parent.. I can't imagine this is ok with any licensing organization.