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.