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Gov. L. Douglas Wilder of Virginia has signed a bill delaying for two years implementation of new child-care regulations that would extend state licensing to many providers and programs not previously covered, including public and private preschools and kindergartens.

The new rules, which stem from a 1990 law scheduled to take effect this July, would also apply to before- and after-school child care, summer programs, and programs operated by local governments, recreation departments, and private groups.

While current rules cover family-day-care providers serving more than six children, the new law would shift that number to five,...