2 children drown in pool at Bay Area home day care
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Anonymous
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WHY! I don't understand how a home that has a pool was even given a daycare license! And as a parent/guardian, what were you thinking to even bring your children to a home daycare that has a pool. And don't tell me there were no other options, there are a lot of options. This is just tragic.
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/2-children-drown-in-san-jose/3235895/ |
Anonymous
"It was not immediately known if the daycare was licensed. A search on the state's website did not show a license issued for Happy Happy Daycare in San Jose." |
Anonymous
| Some families do not have much choice due to their financial circumstances/need to work. It's heartbreaking. |
Anonymous
Okay and as a parent wouldn't you first look to see if they're licensed? |
Anonymous
| So tragic, I can't imagine how it must feel to be those parents today. Absolutely preventable. I refuse to judge someone who just lost their child, but I agree that it's crazy that a home with a pool was able to get a daycare license. Too many things could go wrong, and here they did. |
Anonymous
People who send their kids to unlicensed day cares are people who need to work and don't have options |
Anonymous
It's true, and home daycares are often a last resort for families who have sudden childcare failures because they are more likely to have immediate openings. So if you have the kind of finances and jobs that don't allow you to just take a few days off or pay for a sitter for a few days, you may have extremely limited choices if your regular childcare options fall through. |
Anonymous
They don't have a license |
Anonymous
You are VERY likely coming from a different perspective from the people who attended this daycare. "What were they thinking"? They are thinking I have to work to pay for rent and I have no one else to watch my children. They don't have time or resources to look for other options. Stop shaming. |
Anonymous
| There is a childcare crisis in this country. As someone who has had a baby within the last couple years (compared to my first nearly a decade ago) I can tell you that spots for young children are fewer and more expensive than ever. Between this story, the child in Canada who wandered off into a septic tank, and the recent Fentynyl exposure in Brooklyn, I am just sickened. I have no idea what the solution is and I feel so fortunate that I could hire a nanny when she was an infant and can now send my DD to a licensed, highly regarded preschool at an actual center that has low turnover and posts frequent updates/photos during the day. But even then there is SO much trust that goes into handing your child over to another caregiver. If they are underpaid and unregulated it’s even worse. We need better funded, high quality childcare across the US. |
Anonymous
This. Too many parents are in the position of choosing potentially risky childcare situations vs. not being able to work to feed and house their kids. It’s a gamble either way and frankly atrocious in a country as rich as America. |
Anonymous
Or maybe the choice to not have kids you can't afford. That's another choice often overlooked. |
Anonymous
You're both correct. But once they have the child, they have limited options. |
Anonymous
STFU. If everyone had to be able to afford licensed child care in San Jose, CA, no one would have kids ever. |
Anonymous
No, it's eugenics. Only rich people can have kids? No. That's not the solution. |