Ontario Caregivers - daycare announcement due today

[Isawitfirst]

Sorry if this has already been addressed but are ten year olds counted in the five children rule? Has the age really been changed to 13? I am about to tell my oldest client that I can no longer care for her children. Am in shock.

[cfred]

It is my understanding that the definition of a 'child' is up to age 13 now. Ugh....this is all confusing.

I want to clarify....the 1 under 1, 2 under 2, 3 under 3 has gone out the window, correct? It's just 2 under 2 now? I thought I read that earlier. If so, it doesn't affect me till next year, and I still might be able to swing it. Still jacking up my rates for incoming little ones after my April client starts.

[Isawitfirst]

Cfred what will you increase your rate to? I am in Pickering and am considering this as well.

[cfred]

Cfred what will you increase your rate to? I am in Pickering and am considering this as well.

If it's 2 under 2, I'm actually ok for a good while as the ages of the kids I have now and coming in are staggered well. That may work ok for me. And my kids are young adults and teens, so that's cool. I feel so bad for those of you with younger ones! I think I'll have to wait and see what the market can bear here. I moved here 18 mos ago and raised my rates $5 above the norm. There was no problem getting clients and now others have started following suit. I suspect I'll go as high as $55, but do it slowly....test the waters. I can always advertise spaces high and lower it to see what happens....do a little fishing if you will. Of course, I'll go as high as I can so I can maintain the high standards in leaner times. I suspect I'll have to up the anty with my offerings and be a bit more aggressive with my advertising, etc. Ugh....I'm sooooo not an aggressive, business type. Blah......I just want to work with kids, not navigate through this crap!