Home-based daycare is a crucial childcare solution so why are cities shutting them down?
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Home-based daycare owners say they face outdated and discriminatory regulations that shut down their businesses and leave working parents in the lurch.
When Deborah May decided to grow her Mobile, Alabama home daycare from five children to 10, she had the support of her neighbors, her homeowners association, and even the local planning commission. But in May, the city council denied her plan, with one councilman saying it would put “all neighbors at risk for further encroachment of business into a neighborhood,” NBC 15 News reported.