We are told constantly that there is a child care crisis in BC, but when I speak with other family caregivers they are telling me that they are not getting the calls for families looking for care. We have many centres in our area and parents don't seem to care that there are so many children cared for in one room that there is not the time for one on one with their child.

One of the centres has televisions, WII, XBox 360 and computers that are going constantly. This centre is located in a mall area and there is no playground area to play in. I have heard a parent say that they like the fact that their child has access to lots of electronic games and tv, and that they don't care if they get play time outside. I am finding that parents like the convenience of the centres and they are not looking at the full picture as to what a child needs to develop.
I don't know if this is the case in your area, but you may want to put together a website, talk to parents at the shopping mall (pass out cards), offer something unique in your daycare (maybe yoga, music lesson, dance lesson, etc.). I don't like to hear that a childcare is closing because of lack of business. Good luck.