Reporting a Home Daycare

[Momof4]

I had that happen twice in the last two years. The first time I suspect it was my crazy neighbours in the next house who called the Ministry of Child Services and they came in and left within 5 minutes. I had a screamer baby at the time and oh dear, they didn't like it that they had to listen to her screaming while they sat ouside in their lawn chairs smoking cigs and collecting their welfare.

The 2nd time it was my other crazy neighbour across the hall who was pissed at me because I called the cops late one night due to his smoking/noisy parties that were ongoing for years. The police told him to knock it off and the health unit came out to talk to him and post no smoking signs in our hallway after I called them so it was his petty vindictive call to CAS that brought them here. However, I'm doing everything right so I'm on record with them now as a good home daycare.

So, yes, I stand by my statements! If you suspect wrongdoing you should make the call and they don't mind and if the caregiver is doing a great job there is no harm done except for a little stress. My vindictive neighbour told them to tell me he had called just to be a jerk. But you can call anonymously.

I still believe it's best to call in a complaint if you are truly worried about the safety and welfare of children. How would you feel if a child died and you didn't make the call? I always err on the side of caution. SORRY! But I'm a Grandma and I love children and that's the way I am!

[Inspired by Reggio]

...I still believe it's best to call in a complaint if you are truly worried about the safety and welfare of children. How would you feel if a child died and you didn't make the call? I always err on the side of caution. SORRY! But I'm a Grandma and I love children and that's the way I am!

I agree Momof4 .... working in centre care as a 'professional' we were obligated by the laws to report 'suspected' abuse or neglect - it was up to CAS to determine if there was INDEED abuse of neglect occurring and yes there were times a child had markings and made a 'disclosure' that were NOT abuse or neglect but a warped perception of the child ... aka saying dad pushed me down the stairs cause he was mad at me when in reality what happened was the kid was farting around on the stairs the parent 'yelled' to knock it off and the kid startled and fell but in the kids MIND it was dad's voice that pushed him - they 'interpret' things differently and literally sometimes at that age... but if we did NOT report it and something happened to that kid and it was found that the kid had disclosed and we sloughed it off as 'kids will be kids' as a professional you can be held 'negligent' in causing that harm to the child as well

It is my understanding that they have broadened the duty to report to ALL of society now not just professionals?

Also the issue of 'illegal' childcare is not just about the children but it also damages and creates unfair business practice not only with lower fees but not paying their fair share into the societal services they benefit from - someone who is operating 'illegally' is not going to be claiming their income properly cause they are not going to be wanting a paper trail that they are ILLEGAL - so they are creating TAX FRAUD as well .... they are not playing into CPP properly but later will be able to collect them 'base amount' despite not having paid their fair share and so forth.

These are all incidentals that effect EVERYONE not just the children at risk!

Again - if we do not like the ratios restrictions imposed by the DNA we get a petition going and advocate and lobby for change - we do not just create our own rules and do whatever the hell we please .... that is not how civilized society behaves!