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    I am with two agencies in Ottawa, this is what they have both told me:
    I can have 5 daycare kids plus my own two kids.
    I can only have 2 under the age of 2 years,
    1 child can be 2 years old, (3 under 3 years)
    the rest can be 3 years and older as long as 5 of the kids are under 6 years old.
    if I wanted I could have all 3 year olds or 3 two year olds (3 under 3years) and 2 three year olds. etc.

    My kids are 10 months and 3 years, so I can have:
    my 10 month old + 1 other under 2 years
    one 2 year old
    my 3 year old + 1 other between 3 and 5 years old.
    I can also have 2 before and after school kids over the between the ages of 6 years and 10 years.
    Since my two kids are under the age of 6 they count in my age numbers.

    If you need me to explain it better, P.M. me and I will give you my phone number.

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    These rules only apply to those providers who are with agencies. For those of us who are private, it is 5 daycare kids of any age plus your own children (they do not count in the numbers). So in theory, I could have 5 one year olds and if I had one year old twins of my own, I could still have the 5 daycare one year olds ( I would not want to do this...but it would be legal)! I find the wording confusing too when it says "unrelated"...bu t personally I would not want more than 5 daycare children anyway, so never really worried about it.


    Quote Originally Posted by Valerie E. M-C View Post
    I am with two agencies in Ottawa, this is what they have both told me:
    I can have 5 daycare kids plus my own two kids.
    I can only have 2 under the age of 2 years,
    1 child can be 2 years old, (3 under 3 years)
    the rest can be 3 years and older as long as 5 of the kids are under 6 years old.
    if I wanted I could have all 3 year olds or 3 two year olds (3 under 3years) and 2 three year olds. etc.

    My kids are 10 months and 3 years, so I can have:
    my 10 month old + 1 other under 2 years
    one 2 year old
    my 3 year old + 1 other between 3 and 5 years old.
    I can also have 2 before and after school kids over the between the ages of 6 years and 10 years.
    Since my two kids are under the age of 6 they count in my age numbers.

    If you need me to explain it better, P.M. me and I will give you my phone number.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Valerie E. M-C View Post
    I am with two agencies in Ottawa, this is what they have both told me:
    I can have 5 daycare kids plus my own two kids.
    I can only have 2 under the age of 2 years,
    1 child can be 2 years old, (3 under 3 years)
    the rest can be 3 years and older as long as 5 of the kids are under 6 years old.
    if I wanted I could have all 3 year olds or 3 two year olds (3 under 3years) and 2 three year olds. etc.

    My kids are 10 months and 3 years, so I can have:
    my 10 month old + 1 other under 2 years
    one 2 year old
    my 3 year old + 1 other between 3 and 5 years old.
    I can also have 2 before and after school kids over the between the ages of 6 years and 10 years.
    Since my two kids are under the age of 6 they count in my age numbers.

    If you need me to explain it better, P.M. me and I will give you my phone number.
    WOW you got an awesome agency interpretation going on there Valerie count yourself lucky ... in my hometown if you had children under the age of 6 they count in your ratio of 5 including your own .... so you would only be allowed to have 3 daycare children within the 'age restriction totals' until your own were over 6 and school age and than you could have 5 daycare kids total...and one agency makes you count your own kids until they are 10!!!
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