In a message dated 12/3/0 4:58:30 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:

<< They had little wagon-type affairs with

multiple seats, and the babies were put in there and pulled or pushed around

the grounds every day.  This in Texas, so they did it at times of the day

when temperature wasn't too extreme.  I would suspect that staffing and

money dictate how good the care is.  Which of course, is unfortunate.

Infant care should be superior, not passable. >>

While all chilren are *supposed* to be taken outside, as you say, Barbara,
what happens depends a great deal on how much a person can afford to pay.
With "Welfare Reform" in the US, many poor (often single) mothers were
required to return to low-paying jobs within 6 weeks. Undocumented workers
often much sooner. These babies often do not go to licensed facilities (not
in and of themselves a guarantee of anything, but more likely to be
supervised). Many babies of poor mothers are in homes (usually apartments) in
neighborhoods where their may be no yard, where it may be dangerous to go
outside, where the caregivers may or may not have good skills with the
infants or may or may not be aware of the need for sunshine at all. Of
course, these babies are less likely to be breastfed, as well.
Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA

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