"Another way to increase supply is for states and localities to make room for more home-based care. While this option is popular with parents, the regulatory requirements can be onerous. Common rules include requirements that all chipped paint and tripping hazards be eliminated and that extreme sanitation thresholds be maintained. These are standards that most normal households with children couldn’t meet. If states and localities increased the number of children that a home-based day care can serve without needing a license requiring this burdensome level of oversight, friends, neighbors and communities could more easily find solutions for their needs."