A Matter Of Opinion: Daycareless

The lack of day-care regulations in Idaho sounds like a Libertarian’s dream or a working parent’s nightmare. Excerpt: Twenty-five years ago, when a day care operator was convicted of molesting two young girls in his care, the city of Coeur d’Alene decided not to wait for state laws regulating child care centers. The city passed its own licensing ordinance in the wake of the “Busy Bee Mini-School” case. Six other Idaho cities – Boise, Chubbuck, Jerome, Lewiston, Moscow and Pocatello – followed suit. But now, when a problem operator turns up and the city refuses a license, the operator can just move outside city limits.

Is this creepy or sensible?

(S-R photo of Cathy Kowalski, a Coeur d’Alene day care operator and advocate for statewide regulations)