Ugh....just googled and read up on it. How utterly sad. But I gotta ask....WHERE the HELL was the provider in the time it took for a 2 yr old to go outside, climb up the deck stairs and then drown in a pool?

I don't wanna sound judgemental here but I can tell you I KNOW where ALL my dckids are at EVERY second. It's my JOB to know where they are and what they are doing.

It DOES upset me though that the news keeps going on and on and on about it being an UNlicensed daycare. Sorry, but licensing does NOT make you a better caretaker. It just doesn't.

When kids die in UNlicensed daycare the powers that be stand in front of microphones and say, "This is why all daycare should be licensed". And then when kids die in LICENSED daycare the powers that be stand in front of the microphone and say, "This is why it is the parent's job to be ever vigilant about whom they chose to care for their children."

So? What is it? Is it because daycares are not all licensed that kids die or is it because the parents did a bad job of picking the right provider?

Answer: Its ALL hogwash. Negligent providers are negligent providers. Handing over a piece of paper that says "Licensed" on it does not suddenly make a negligent person responsible.

I just wish the media would NOT put forth the ideal that if a provider is licensed then you can be assured that your kids are safe. NOTHING could be farther from the truth.

I don't like the fact that media paints the picture that daycare is dangerous. Studies show (I actually HAVE this study) that kids are TWICE as likely to die in the care of their PARENTS than in daycare.