Footprints, a childcare-focused initiative, supports a proposed safety mandate in Karnataka that would require daycares to provide live CCTV access to parents. The outlet reports that the organization argues such measures should not be treated as a novel or burdensome regulatory step, but rather as an expected practice within the childcare industry. The support is presented as part of broader efforts to improve transparency and oversight in childcare settings by allowing parents to monitor their children’s activities in real time. While the sources provided do not detail the full scope of the Karnataka proposal beyond the live CCTV component or specify enforcement mechanisms and timelines, both accounts describe Footprints’ position consistently: live CCTV access should be standard practice for daycares and is aligned with parent safety concerns. The coverage emphasizes that the initiative sees the proposal as a reinforcement of safeguards that the sector should already be implementing, rather than introducing a new concept. The articles do not report any dissenting views or cite specific data on outcomes linked to similar measures elsewhere.