Astrid, I have been a childcare worker for 11 yrs. Many centres do have tvs but only use them when it's been raining or too hot to go outside for a few days. I think it is totally inappropriate for them to use it in circumstances that don't call for it, and especially daily. At centres I have worked in we have had TV's but only use them if the weather is bad for at least two days in a row. We also have to have other activities for the children to use and a carer must be with the children watching tv and interacting with them. The programme must be age appropriate, and usually not movies, but something like playschool or the wiggles episodes that aren't too long. The tv is never on for more than 1hr at a time, preferably only 1/2 an hour. Sometimes it is appropriate to use the tv as a resource to extend on the programme. I have used things like things about farms when the children have been interested in farms, but we couldn't get to one. They get to see what a farm is and we can talk about it. We usualy get permission to use the tv occaisionally on enrollment (there is a question asking if the child an watch). We have also had movie days where we watch a movie (chosen by parents in a survey) and the children get to make a theatre and eat 'movies foods'. A tv can be a good resource when used appropriately.