Waka Flocka: I'd Run the Smartest Damn Day Care for Kids!

Waka Flocka Flame not only doesn't care about people ripping him over the video of his niece in a dog cage -- he insists he can teach the haters a thing or two about child care!

We got the rapper at LAX where he laughed off the wave of criticism he got after posting that video of the little girl locked in the training crate. Waka says it's well-known that all the kids in his family love him -- and, in fact, he has some ideas about how to run a day care center.

Take a look, it's not at all what you'd think. Prime case of "never judge a book" ...