DENVER—Colorado’s interim director of child care says it’s hard to find after-school programs in rural communities because it’s expensive and there are not enough children. It’s also hard for some of them to meet state standards.
David Collins says some of those that beat the odds are failing to comply with state laws that protect children from unsafe conditions and keep convicted felons away from them.
According to the Denver Post ( ), the state allows kids programs to get by without a license if they are providing mainly religious instruction or if they are engaged in one activity only, such as soccer or painting, or if they are designed to watch kids very briefly, such as in a shopping mall.
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Information from: The Denver Post,
