Originally Posted by Chickenhauler:
Where do you think the funding comes from that pays for that website to look up violations, and the inspectors wages and expenses who find those violations?
The cost of the license helps fund that.
For those bashing licensing, think the amount of work you as a parent would have to go through to cover the same thing that a licensor does-fire extinguisher inspection, egress window inspection, fire escape plan checking, double checking the vaccinations of any pets in the home, running your own well test, etc etc.
There's a hell of a long list that would have to be done by each and every parent if we had a "parent's responsibility" instead of licensing.
The whole point is, after initial inspection, the state doesn't ever do this again unless a complaint is filed. The items you listed are important, but situations change. My fire extinquisher could expire a month later. The dog needs shots every year . . . etc. There is no follow up with the state! Maybe other states are different in their practices, but I still believe it's the parents responsibility, not the state. Child care is too personal to leave to a stranger.