The Mishna Berura says (124:27) that shul police should be appointed to preevnt this. The Kaf HaChaim says (124:37) that they should be given many punishments and embarrassed in public (apparently because they are endangering the community – the Tosafot Yom Tov blamed the Chmielnitzky massacres on this). It would seem that the same would go fore those who bring small children who are incapable of being quiet (see Mishna Berura 97:3 and Kaf HaChaim 97:13 in the name of the Shela HaKadosh that this is a triple aveira: chillul kedushat bet haknesset, gezel tefilla and negative chinuch).
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