Ontario Caregivers - daycare announcement due today

[giraffe]

I heard that in another forum, but no one provided a link to read this. Could you share your source? Thanks

Arts and crafts... Part 2 PROTECTIVE MEASURES; home child are; B

[playfelt]

Before anyone starts a writing campaign we need to get the ratio information correct. It appears the 3 under 3 rule for example is gone. That will help most of us out at least somewhat. They have added the 2 under 2 for private care as well as now we have to count our own under age 6 in those 5. It sounds like our own over 6 don't matter. The rule about the over age 10 not counting is deceiving too because there is a place that defines a "child" as anyone under age 13 so we need to make sure of that rule too as it effects after school kids. The assumption then is that kids under that age ie school age kids not your own may have to be part of the 5 daycare - ie one over age 6 for everyone of our own under age 6 like agency care does now. In effect both private and agency have the same age rules in effect.

I did think of one scenario that could help us being licensed though although a lot to go through. We don't make enough to let agency take a cut on all 6 spaces but if registered, placed 5 in of our own privately and then let the agency give us the 6th child and only took a pay cut for that child it could work to our benefit but a lot of hassle for an extra few dollars a day.

[Artsand crafts]

I did think of one scenario that could help us being licensed though although a lot to go throuegh. We don't make enough to let agency take a cut on all 6 spaces but if registered, placed 5 in of our own privately and then let the agency give us the 6th child and only took a pay cut for that child it could work to our benefit but a lot of hassle for an extra few dollars a day.

That is a great idea Playfelt. That could work. When I worked for an agency I was allowed to have private clients and kids from other agencies. They preferred to take on providers that have the under 2 spots available since these spots are high demand with agencies, but we could find the 6th kid through our usual marketing tools and then presented them to the agencies to be enrolled through them. We can even include in our marketing that we are licensed since many providers that are currently affiliated to agencies do that since most parents don't know that the agency is the one with a license.

[treeholm]

It's on the agenda for a second reading, according to the website for the Legislative Assembly. Of course, I don't really know what that means in terms of when they debate and vote.

[Other Mummy]

username....May I use a lot of what you wrote. Sum it up but use some points of yours. You nailed it perfectly. I'm writing my MPP at lunch today.

[momofnerds]

if the ratio is going to be only for under the 4 yr olds, what is the ratio going to be for the 6 to 10 yr olds.

[username]

Yes please! That is why I posted it but forgot to mention to everyone to use what they like!

[treeholm]

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/934/6...rnization-act/

[cfred]

signed it, thanks

[sunnydays]

Yesterday I was not panicking about this...thinking there may be lots of time before it passes, but what Crafty posted has actual caused me to feel sick in my stomach I just started a new one year old...I now have 4 under 2 and all 5 are under 3...plus my own two kids will count as they are 3.5 and 5.5. I would have to close my daycare. Where are all these kids going to go??? I would probably stay open with three kids for a little while until I work out a plan for what the @#$#@ I am going to do...or at least until September when my daughter starts school full-time. But that means I will have to terminate 2 of my kids It would have to be the two youngest whose moms are just returning to work...really crappy for them and financially terrible for me