baby-sitting a friend's kid may come to an end

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<p>I found this story in the internet an interesting one. I watch my friends’ kids off and on throughout any given year and vise versa, but what if a law was enacted that said if you watched a kid for fours or more weeks in a year you would have to have a daycare license. Well at least one state in the US are trying to do just that. Actually according to the article they have had this in effected since the 70s.</p>

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<p>Well, at least the state intends to revise the law.</p>

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<p>I’m not sure why they felt it was a daycare issue. She wasn’t accepting any money, nor doing anything for the kids that she would otherwise do for children who were visiting. At what point does a play date become childcare?</p>

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<p>^^Apparently at the point that some busybody neighbor complains. ;)</p>