I think we should respond to the reporter (kegan@ottawacitizen .ca) and discuss this issue. There should be more investigation before the issue is made public. Maybe the staff are in a crowed room with too many children, a situation that is not acceptable to those of us in independent home care situations (with good reason). I hate it when the child care provider is criticized before there is a proper investigation.
I agree that there are many unanswered questions re: the person who reported the problems, the person who did the taping, the person who stood by while it happened and the general layout of the room, the number of children trying to rest in the room, staff to child ratio during this rest period, the personality of the child(ren) in question...so many questions.