At the same time if you belong to any chat groups that have lot of US providers on them you have probably heard the woes that come with the licensing having to adhere to rules that make sense only on paper, etc. If we knew for sure that the new rules would be "appropriate" I would be all for it. But somehow after having worked with an agency I doubt that is possible because everything has to be arbitrary to become a rule such as things based on age of child not ability. I have seen an 18 month old trustworthy on stairs and a 3 year old in the same family that was not but the "rule" is gates till child is 2 so in this case the agency would say the gate needs to be up for the younger child but is defining for the older child so should be removed. Being private and independent lets me use my own common sense and do what each child needs.