Friday, January 23, 2009

"Nathan's Law" Story in the St. Louis Post

Nathan's Law aims to strengthen child care safety

Eighteen months after an infant died at an unlicensed home day care in Jefferson County, Missouri legislators will consider strengthening safety standards and increasing fines for unsafe child-care facilities.

The proposed changes were immediately praised by early childhood advocates who say the state has too many gaps in its child-care rules.

"Missouri needs to catch up with the best thinking of other states," said Carol Scott, executive director of the Missouri Child Care Resource and Referral Network. Scott said, "even the best in the child-care business need to be fully and carefully regulated."

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