If your sister is hoping to actually RUN your centre based program eventually my advice is that when she graduates she goes to work in a LICENSED CENTRE to gain experience .... while anyone can OWN a centre in Ontario in order to be approved by the Ministry to RUN a childcare centre in Ontario you have to have a minimum of TWO YEARS of supervisory experience ... unfortunately they are not going to count HOME BASED expereince because it is vastly different to the skills needed to operate a centre!
IME she would need to graduate and go to work in the centre environment and work up to some sort of leadership role in a centre that can offered 'reference' to her ability to not only follow the DNA regulations but to mentor and lead and direct other staff to do it, to be able to lead, direct and supervise ALL aspects of the program from the cook in the kitchen to working with ALL age groups the centre will serve, proof to be able to effectively act as a resource to clients and resolve conflict that may arise and so forth, these are all things she would have to be WELL EXPERIENCED IN before being approved to RUN your daycare by the Ministry otherwise you would have to hire an RECE that WAS approved by the Ministry which will considerably increase the START UP COST for you both and reduce your profit so to speak!

































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