Hello from Ottawa

[JerseyGirl]

Hi Jenni,

I'm a provider in Milton. Welcome to the Forum

[Sunflower]

Hi there, Welcome to the forum. I also have a daycare in the area (Gatineau)and the kids loooove to do yoga !

[agesandstagesdaycare]

Hi,
I'm in Ottawa as well (Kanata). I'm opening my centre in late May. I have four children signed up. I'm very excited and busy creating curriculum and buying sooo much stuff it's crazy! lol!

A

[playfelt]

Wow, that is great that you already know when you open that you will be full except for one child. Getting the first family signed on can sometimes be the hardest part as no one wants to take the chance of being first.

[Play and Learn]

Wow, that is great that you already know when you open that you will be full except for one child. Getting the first family signed on can sometimes be the hardest part as no one wants to take the chance of being first.

This is so true. LUCKY!!!!

[Tot-Time]

Hello,

i am from the Barrhaven area (Ottawa). Nice to meet everyone!

I run a home daycare with up to 5 kiddies and I will have 2 teens in the near future, my youngest is turning 13 soon

[agesandstagesdaycare]

Where have you all been buying your daycare supplies??
I put an order in with Scholar's Choice and a big IKEA trip is in my not so distant future! I'd love to know where to get a giant bucket of Play-Doh. My kids are down to half a can so it's time to buy more.

Thanks,
A

[playfelt]

For playdough the make your own version works great. For buying stuff I get a lot from the dollar stores. In Ottawa allaboutkids on Canotek road is great. There are also places like wintergreen, avron, etc. where you can order online and they have catalogues they will send you.

[agesandstagesdaycare]

Thanks.

[agesandstagesdaycare]

Playfelt: Thanks for the info. I was wondering about allaboutkids. Is it a warehouse to order form or can you drop in and buy supplies like in a regular store? I used to order from Wintergreen, etc when I worked in a centre and they were wonderful. However, I think they might be too expensive for me now! Perhaps I should take a look though.

Thanks so much.
A