i do family daycare and i only put a dvd on when it is raining and we cant go out side. Or for then the little kids have their sleep the older children watch a dvd so they rnt up making a noise waking the ones that r sleeping. or too if i have a late child and it is only them we will watch a dvd but only if they say no to everythign else.
Also if we r doing dancing i will put on a hi 5 or wiggles dvd and they will dance to that. if the program can be justified into the program then i think it is alright but to just put it on because you coudlnt be bother to get them somethign to do then its not on.
i also try to make it that the tv isnt on when parents come because it does give the impression that is all they haev doen that day when it isnt the case.

sorry this is long hopefully i made some sense , i tend to get side tracked lol.