The drop in child care at our local gym does not allow employees to babysit children in their care, saying that most child sexual assault comes from someone the parents know and trust (I have seen statistics that point to > 90%). Their concern is that the parents will trust the employee, the use that to gain private access to children in their care. In the group setting, the playroom is visible and parents/other employees are always coming and going, and employees are never left alone with the children (always 2 or 3 employees no matter what the size of the group). Even if you are not responsible if something happens should parents hire one of your employees on their own, you would likely feel responsible, and it would probably ruin your business.

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