[OldFriend]

In this day of cell phones, a call ought to be made if the child is not there after 15 min. of the usual time.

Public schools in many areas call if a child has not appeared at school.

Parents must call if their child will be absent, there is no reason why this can't be done in day care as well.

It's not about blame, it's about saving babies.

[Cheburashka]

Right at the moment, it's about saving children. And I agree with that. After all, if the child does not show up where it belongs(in this case day care), there could be any number of problems, including kidnapping.

However, once you put this obligation into law, the lawyers will twist it into a cause for monetary damages, not a simple safety backup procedure.

Sometimes parents make mistakes. Their children will suffer the consequences. Trying to obscure this fact of life turns the whole world into Hillary Rodham's village.

The world it a tough place for a child when the parents cannot/will not protect it. "The Village" cannot substitute for them.

[RushCrush]

Sorry but I don't think the daycare should be babysitting parents by calling them to make sure they haven't killed their kids every day.
Kids shouldn't be in daycare anyway. They should be home with one of their parents instead of these disgusting germ mills.