New childcare regulations enacted

[Jennifer Bristol]

Please find the link to an article by former TCiN steering committee member- Allen Cooper of National Wildlife Federation.  The article announces an important change in childcare regulation in Texas that created incentives for facilities to create natural play areas and spend more time in the outdoors.  This is a giant shift from older polices that feared the outdoors and often had centers remove sticks, trees and other natural elements that could 'harm' children. 

http://blog.nwf.org/2015/07/new-outdoor-childcare-regulations-enacted-in-texas/ 

Jennifer Bristol