Many religious daycares use their church affiliation as a means of exempting themselves from state rules. Alarmingly, such exemption problems occur in 17 states and impact over 7,700 different facilities nationwide.
The growing trend of using religion as a shield from regulation makes
children susceptible to abuse in religious daycares. Thus, a daycares
religious freedom comes at a price for children. The lack of
common sense rules in religious daycares has proven disastrous as
numerous children are abused and neglected in these facilities. Many cases are not reported because of religious exemptions, yet even when cases are reported it does not ensure justice. In fact, many cases are dismissed because of religious exemptions which allow many states to break rules.