And they are worried about unlicensed daycares??

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I'm not going to hijack this thread or really comment on the article beyond agreeing that something's not right. I find it hard to believe that the story is as it sounds. But honestly, the fact is that we'll never know, it's got nothing to do with us and it's just one more thing to get my panties in a twist about. Between the CBC story earlier this year and all the day to day stresses, the most reaction a story like this about a licensed centre will get out of me is "See? Told ya....they're not so golden!"

Next....Sorry, but gotta address this - Luppernoodle.....ECE designation is a 'cracker jack diploma"? Seriously? What the hell???? I disagree with you COMPLETELY! I am a mother and completed my 2 yrs ECE studies while I was a mother. Nope, sorry luv....not cracker jack. I worked my ass off for 2 solid years. I have spent countless hours observing children behind one way mirror, did 4 daycare placements of varying forms, led and attended many, many workshops, studied behaviour management, child development and everything child related. I have toured playgrounds in the area and critiqued them for safety, redesigning them as assignments for school. I've developed resource files for parent resources as well as activity/theme/art resources with adaptations and modifications for a myriad of different needs/ages. This is of course not to mention the final exam which entailed touring a daycare centre which had been tampered with, which my team and I had to rectify. It took 2 full days without sleep and 3 people to complete our 45 page document including new rooms (Infant, Toddler, Junior & Senior Preschool, School Aged) specifying everything from height of electrical outlets to the cribs, to the layout, to the playground equipment, to the books on the shelves (and in storage for rotation)....everyth ing had to be covered, including having drafting pictures of the rooms. It was a frickin' nightmare and was the culmination of 2 years of hard work. Cracker Jack? Don't think so! And quite frankly, being a mother doesn't automatically make you qualified to do this job. I disagree completely that ONLY mothers returning to the workforce should do this job. Sorry again, but I've seem some home daycares touting "the mother thing" who really should never opened their doors for business as 'home daycares'. There are quite a few who claim the daycare name, but are nothing more than babysitters. There's more to being a daycare than slapping a few toys on shelf and opening yourself to the public....as many of the fine providers here can tell you. Mother does not equal qualified.