Pre-Planning for a home daycare(Need some Advice!!)

[Mtlguy]

Hello Everyone,

I’m planning on opening a daycare in about 6 months’ time – my goal is to keep costs relatively low and expand with the business.
I’d like to rent out a medium sized-small location and run an unlicensed/home daycare at first while ironing out details before expansion.
My question is if I have two adults or even three in Quebec your allowed 6 kids per adult without a license for an at home daycare – If there is two adults can I have 12 kids?
Does the daycare have to be in my home?
What worries me about the licensed private daycare is the 5 year leases you must provide to the qc government. A 5 Year lease is a big investment and I’d like to test the waters before I commit to a 5 year commitment..

Also the autocad design and approval required by an architect to send to the government – all of these things seem costly and again I would like to test the waters business wise prior with an unlicensed/home daycare.

Any help is much appreciated… :)

[Mtlguy]

...? no help :(

[playfelt]

Mostly this is a group for home daycare providers not for centre owners. You might want to try a different search. No there isn't a lot we can help you with. Also rules vary by province and municipality so that is the place to start and licensing will give you a list of things you need to do.

[Mtlguy]

Yes this is why I posted on this forum :)

It would be essentially a home day care.. I'm just wondering the capacity in quebec with 2 adults if anyone knows? I read 9?

[playfelt]

Ok I misunderstsood in that you are planning to move to a home that will be suitable for daycare. If you have your daycare in a place other than where you live it becomes a centre even if it is a home and must be zoned accordingly. A home daycare is just that - the children come to the home that you live in. I am in Ontario so can't help you regulations.