Yes we are talking about child care centres. Centres which do not comply won;t be punished.Blowing on candles is a risk...even more so children and even more so young children whose immune system has not yet developed.The sugar in the cake slacken the immune system also.I don't know why 1 kids joy at blowing out candles on 1 large cake should put others at risk of infection in a professional setting.Remember that most things have an incubation period of about 14 days so often you wouldn't know the child is infectious.If I needed to have my child in child care so that I could work I would not be happy if they got sick from something that could easily and simply be avoided.People travel more now bringing into this country new bugs.(  you read that info I posted earlier you said NS?).Kids can blow out a candle and share the bugs at home if they wish.

So when I really look at it all another parent from a child care centre doesn't get the right to make that decision of risk to my child for the sake of some joy for theirs.

I am not germ freak.At home we have a dog coming in ..she pushes the door open...and our hand raised chook (who thinks she's a dog) follows lol.I see no need to have others blow on my childs food that's all.

I don't know how you expected to talk about this topic and say 'they are trying to ban' without anyone asking who they are and/or talking about the they ...it is political.

They are politicians .