Ontario Caregivers - daycare announcement due today

[Artsand crafts]

CCPRN has been lobbying on our behalf and demanding to be included in the discussions and from what has been proposed I can see that they were at least listened to - we weren't outright banned which is what the agencies wanted. I know CCPRN will continue to lobby and sure they would welcome the voice of other caregivers across Ontario to present a unified front. Go to their website and send them an email saying you want your voice to be heard too and how can you help the cause. www.ccprn.com

I'll definetevely get in touch with them... do you think CCPRN can make a difference before the bill is approved? What have they done to help with this?

[cfred]

Here I sit, with insomnia over this stuff. Even after a good rant to Awesome New Guy and a criminally large glass of red, I still can get this muck out of my head. Soooo, might as well make myself useful. I've found a few articles from about 6 hours ago. Maybe this is hopeful me at work here, but I'm not seeing anything about the 2 under 2 rule. Perhaps they just couldn't mention absolutely everything, but in 4 articles, I didn't see age restrictions mentioned. We would, by the sounds of it, be considered babysitters. I find that mildly demeaning, but when faced with losing my job, I'll take it! They seem to focus more on the fines, reporting process and giving more 'incentive' to join a licensed agency.

[Other Mummy]

We should unite and try to figure out a way to get that message out there. How is everyone about approaching their clients to construct a letter the way cfred suggested? cfred, would you be willing to share your thoughts about this letter as a group?

Does anyone favor the idea of a group get together. Grass Roots folks. Maybe do a group interview for my "favorite" daily. The Toronto Star. Get some quotes from our clients about how they feel about these proposed changes. Force them to look at the other side of the coin so to speak.

[gravy_train]

Sassygirl, it still needs to be approved, which I suspect it will be.

[torontokids]

The only thing we risk is parents learning that we need to cut kids and they beat us to it and find care elsewhere. I want to pick which kids get the boot and unfortunately it would be one of my long time fantastic families and a part timer just because it would make the most sense.

[treeholm]

I'm assuming that this will take awhile to become law, and then take effect. They can't expect us to all suddenly be able to terminate families who have nowhere to go.... Hopefully, there will be a grandfather clause for children who are already in care. I hate the thought of suddenly having to ditch my families!

[Artsand crafts]

I'm assuming that this will take awhile to become law, and then take effect. They can't expect us to all suddenly be able to terminate families who have nowhere to go.... Hopefully, there will be a grandfather clause for children who are already in care. I hate the thought of suddenly having to ditch my families!

This is what is surprising to me, that they haven't think about the kids that will be left without daycare options (since 80% of kids are in unlicensed daycare). If every unlicensed provider joined an agency that will not solve the problem. There will still be shortage of spots for under 2 year old.

[Daisy123]

Someone I just spoke to (works for the Red Cross now) used to do daycare through Wee Watch. She was telling me that the government gave her grants per month to go through an agency. This sounds strange to me- anyone else ever hear of this?

[Artsand crafts]

Someone I just spoke to (works for the Red Cross now) used to do daycare through Wee Watch. She was telling me that the government gave her grants per month to go through an agency. This sounds strange to me- anyone else ever hear of this?

That's right. Government send you a check here and there, but it was peanuts that I don't even remember how much it was.

[cfred]

We got those when I was head teacher in a daycare centre. It was called a wage enhancement cheque. And yes, it's peanuts.