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I'm in Calgary, my understanding is that it doesn't matter how many adults are working in the dayhome you can still only have five children plus your own...unless you become a government licensed...

I've found that the biggest stress/problem is when you have too big of a gap between ages in the group....at one time I had 6 year olds, 3 year olds and 1 year olds and (2 of each) and it was a...

honestly I think I've gone a little bit crazy working there, I still have trouble leaving my son at a friends house and he's never had a sleepover anywhere other than with family, because I generally...

The cas check goes back as far as you have ever had children in your care, so if you are now a grandmother doing childcare go all the way back to when you were raising your own children. I agree it...

I just reread the thread and noticed the post about how the mom works with cas. I can tell you from experience as a former child protection worker you think the worst of absolutely everyone until...

I've always just provided these, they are usually free to have done and are required if you work with an agency. I'd have my dhp do one. Most of the time parents or caregivers who have been involved...

Also, it wouldn't tell them if anyone has ever made a report on you just only if ever concerns have been investigated and confirmed.

I worked for cas. They would not release any info over the phone. They usually do these checks for free, you fill out a form at the office. there would be no detail on it, they just check a box that...

I have the same problem and the tiny clip comes out right away and a super tight elastic goes in a little pony right on the top of her head. Mom thinks its adorable :-) but i have to take the elastic...

I'm dealing with the same thing here, a sibling pair. They both just laugh when i reprimand them. I've seen them do it with parents too, and they do correct saying that's not funny, etc. time outs...

Thx, I've tried a few different things with her re: the throwing food. I think what drives it is that she doesn't want to be in a highchair, she wants to eat while walking around. When I take her...

and if he had actually been sick, I would have sent him home. Once I assessed him and realized he was not in fact ill, but just wanted to leave school I didn't think rewarding the behaviour by...

I don't do school age once they are in kindergarten, did not have good experiences with 6/7 year olds. This is preschool, which I accomodate as long as parents arrange transportation to/from. I have...

So we had a couple good days last week (Thursday dcb was in preschool for the morning, and Friday my other two didn't show up so I had less kids) and decided to wait and see how the rest of the month...

I've been reading a lot of Ellyn Satter books lately regarding eating, obesity, nutrition, etc. in children. I would recommend checking them out. There could be other issues at play leading to...

After thinking about it all, and the days where I did not have these two and how much calmer the house was, I think it is this sibling group that is the source of my bad mood. When I just have my...

I would definitely not hold them to that date if they found a replacement center earlier. My understanding is that they discipline the older child, baby is still tiny and cute and gets let off the...

I am a social worker, I do contracted home assessments for Adoptions, foster care, kin care, etc. I love that work, just isn't always steady enough to be full time

You're right, I think I have made my mind up and just needed some feedback. This morning we've already had a tantrum from the 3 year old when I told him no tv, and the 1 year old has been constantly...

I've had a few conversations with mom about his behaviour, and she says they are working on it at home too as they find his behaviour has escalated in terms of aggressiveness in the last 3-4 months. ...