As home-based day care dwindles, new rules not clear reason

The number of home-based day cares has declined in Vermont, but the state says stricter regulations that kicked in last fall don’t appear to be the reason.Many Vermont families struggle to find child care amid a local and national trend toward fewer options.For years, people have opened their homes to offer child care. The state says the most recent numbers show home operators are closing up shop and aren’t being replaced with newcomers.At the same time, state regulations governing c