This morning, I opened the blog with a post about the pending daycare crisis – Daily Outtakes. I noted that Pensacola State College is closing its campus daycare, and other providers are cutting back on their capacity.
PSC President Dr. Ed Meadows explained the college’s decision regarding Camp Fire USA:
Rick, the Campfire Childcare organization has operated on our campus for many years, and in addition to our decision to not renew, their contract has lost their insurance. We informed them before that decision by their insurance carrier that we would not be renewing their contract for next year.
When we discovered they had lost their insurance, we notified them to close by the last day of coverage or provide proof of insurance to continue operation. I assume they lost their insurance for some of the same reasons we let them know that we would not renew their contract. You stressed in your article the same concern we have in offering quality child care.
Our concern is for the safety of children in childcare centers. – Ed Meadows