Religious day cares avoid licensing in Virginia, but many still take government subsidies | Virginia Government | pilotonline.com

For decades, unlicensed church-run day cares in Virginia have argued the separation of church and state should exempt them from government oversight, but more than a quarter of them collectively receive millions of dollars in federal and state subsidies each year. Religious day cares say government money is vital to their mission of providing child care to the poorest populations in the state. Critics say any day care that accepts government money should accept the same oversight.....
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