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[quote=Anonymous]I'm an attorney and have actually read over the licensing requirements for daycares.  Virginia requires that childcare workers be able to communicate in English.  I have not visited any centers where the providers could not speak English.  True, English may not be the first language for all of them, but some of us aren't scared of the idea of our children being exposed to *gasp* bilingual immigrants!

Not as sure about nannies, but I imagine it would be difficult to hire and sign a contract with someone who is unable to communicate in English.

There may be an under the table market for low wage non-English speaking childcare providers, but I think this speaks more toward the problem of rising childcare costs facing our working and lower middle classes coupled with a lack of family friendly work policies and the need for two incomes for many families to make ends meet.  I'm not going to deny this is a real problem, but I hardly think it is indicative of the overall state of childcare in the DC metro area.[/quote]

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