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• Lawmakers ease day care rules

  May 15, 2011 in Idaho on Page B1 BOISE – When Idaho passed landmark legislation two years ago to require state licensing of day care operations that served fewer than 13 kids, the state’s day care wars didn’t … 2

• Senate OKs revised day care bill

  May 1, 2009 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – After five straight years of pushing against intense opposition, Coeur d’Alene Rep. George Sayler won a small victory Thursday when the Senate sent day care licensing legislation to …

• House committee advances day care bill

  April 3, 2009 in Idaho on Page A8 BOISE – Day care licensing legislation cleared the House Health and Welfare Committee on Thursday on a unanimous vote, but only with extensive changes, including required licensing only for day … 1

• House shelves day care reform

  March 27, 2009 in Idaho on Page A13 BOISE – Even a young mother’s anguish over her baby’s violent shaking and severe injury by a day care provider couldn’t persuade a House committee on Thursday to endorse basic … 1

• Idaho Senate OKs day care bill

  March 13, 2009 in Idaho on Page A9 BOISE – Idaho’s state Senate voted strongly in favor of requiring basic licensing and safety standards for all the state’s day care operations Thursday, passing the licensing bill 30-5. SB …

• Day care bill clears Senate committee

  March 5, 2009 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Minimum licensing standards for small day care centers in Idaho survived a Senate committee hearing Wednesday and headed for debate in the full Senate – the first time … 1

• Day care bill gets another shot

  February 17, 2009 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Minimal licensing requirements for Idaho day cares – including criminal background checks – were introduced in the Legislature on Monday for the fifth straight year, and sponsors were …