Children's advocates say improving child care in South Carolina should involve eliminating caretakers' ability to spank, limiting the number of children cared for per room and fining unsafe centers.
The recent deaths of four children in the Columbia area has prompted concerns about the quality of child care in South Carolina.
South Carolina ranked 30th among states and the US military in its standards and oversight of child care centers. The National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies says the Defense Department stood alone as a model for states.
The report says South Carolina's weaknesses include child-to-staff ratios that don't meet industry standards, the lack of college degree requirements for staff and center directors, and allowing corporal punishment.
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