She heard the chair clang against the avocado- colored linoleum and grimaced as the screams began. She peered out of the bathroom to see one child, hands clutched around his face in pain and two other children having a small battle in the reading corner as the other eight chew, demolish and throw toys.
Parents hope the answer is their child.
They hope in vain. The chances that a child will receive sufficient care in a childcare center are slim because of minimal regulations. The study followed 1,364 children and was funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. But, parents cannot afford to cut down the hours their children spend in childcare. Therefore, regulations within childcare centers must change.