Question Re: unregulated day homes in Saskatchewan

[horsegirl]

In BC we need to live in the home that we are providing the care in. The home is licensed, not the caregiver, but the caregiver needs to take a course regarding caring for children. The caregiver needs childsafe first aid, criminal record searches for themselves and any family members living at the home 13 years and older, a letter from a physician stating that the caregiver is psychologically healthy to look after children and the caregiver must complete a package from Community Care Licensing that includes fire drills, policies and procedures for such things as administering medications, wellness and illness, discipline, etc... We must also have approval from the municipality, which means the fire marshall, building inspector and plumbing inspector must all approve the area so that we can obtain a business license before a childcare license will be approved. These are all done to protect the children and caregiver. Liability insurance is available through an insurance company in BC that specializes in childcare, we can also purchase our house insurance from them as they have the knowledge as to what is necessary for our type of business.
I think all being said she needs to look into this very carefully, to protect herself, the person's hom and the children she cares for. This could be disasterous if she does not.
BTW in BC you may share a nanny, but the nanny may only look after 3 children (2 from one family and one from another), otherwise they would have to have a licensed facility (home) and go through all the procedures (and more) as mentioned above.
This is not something to enter into lightly.

Again in BC an unlicensed caregiver may only care for 2 children that are not her own, or 3 if 2 are siblings plus her own. They should still have liability insurance and the proper house insurance to protect themselves as well as childsafe first aid and cpr.