Protect Apps From Deletion

Anyone know is there a way to protect apps from being deleted be it app or phone setting? If not, is there something in the future that Apple can do to address this?
Problem is I let my daughter play on the iPhone. She is three but accidently deletes the apps every now and then. I usually supervise when she is on it but my wife gives it to her to get her off her back while she's watching her TV shows. I know the iTunes keeps a list of my apps but it gets annoying going back and finding which exact one got deleted.

"Anyone know is there a way to protect apps from being deleted be it app or phone setting?"
No.
" If not, is there something in the future that Apple can do to address this? "
Probably. There is absolutely no way to know what Apple may or may not do in the future. You can leave feedback for them at:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html
Perhaps you should not let a three year old play with an iphone. This would solve the issue completely. Since the iphone is not designed for toddlers, it makes little since to toddler proof them, as this would inconvenience those for whom the iphone is actually designed.

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