Day Care Regs In Debate

Ohio agencies providing publicly funded day care would no longer have to achieve a quality of care rating to be listed in the state system…under Senate Republicans’ version of the upcoming state budget. The process of meeting the state’s Step Up to Quality five star rating system is leading to a decrease in providers capable of offering day care, Senate President Matt Huffman, a Lima Republican, says. He adds the mandate has eliminated child care opportunities for low-income people, and people who are trying to stay at work or find jobs. The proposal is in debate, this week.