thank you for bringing this to our attention. I can't imagine how horrible it is for the parents to drop their child off for care and then never being able to pick him up again. So so sad. Kudo's to them for trying to protect other children in this time of immense grief for them.
When I joined a registry here in Ontario, they had many saftey hoops I had to jump through in order to be a member of the registry. Since then, I have heard they have become lax in their saftey criteria for new members (no fire safetyinspection or health department visits. I was proud to comply then with their reguirements for the saftely of my dc children (a couple of inspections I had to pay for) and to show the parents I took my role as dc provider very seriously. I am still a member, though not so proud anymore.
IMO and for myself, if my child was in any daycare, commercial or private, I would want to know their where abouts all the time. If I am going to take my kids on a playdate in another providers backyard, I will tell them parents beforehand and the time we are there. If I take them on a round trip bus ride, I tell the parents the route and time of departure and arrival. I would never take my dc kids to a backyard with a pool. Even if it is protected by a fence I still envision one of them attempting to climb it. It only takes a moment for an accident to happen. If there are new saftely standards that we must comply with as unlicensed providers then I will be happy to make any changes. I would never be able to live with the horror of having a severly injured child or have one die in my care.