Report a Daycare Home?

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Would love to see some sort of universal standards across the country. Here in Ottawa we are so close to Quebec that we often have to remind people who move back and forth of what is allowed on one side of the river isn't on the other. In Quebec they can do the two caregiver and more kids form of daycare whereas in Ontario we can't.

I am one of those with 4 kids who always had 5 kids so 9 kids a day was the norm as well as a couple over age 10 siblings in the summer for a total of 11 and never batted an eye at it cause it was normal for me. I do think part of it though is that having 4 kids I had home, yard, toys and equipment for that many kids which made it easier to have 5 other kids join us. In comparison a mom that has decided to stay home with her one year old baby can still take 5 kids but has to start from scratch for equipment, toys and in most cases knowledge of what to expect from each age group. That is when accidents are more likely to happen as in not knowing when to have stairs blocked or misjudge how high a child can reach or how quick they can climb or get away at the park because they haven't experienced that with their own children yet.