Ontario Caregivers - daycare announcement due today

[Isawitfirst]

Playfelt, Do you know where in the Act it defines the child as one under 13? I have two ten year olds that I guess I must terminate. Can I let them finish the year? What kind of time line do we have?

[sunnydays]

If it truly is just 2 under two but we can have as many under 3 up to 5 kids, I will only have to terminate 2 babies, but will not close my daycare immediately. That means two newly returned to work moms will be in big trouble...but what can I do? I just don't want to tell them now and lose the kids and then find out it didn't pass or it passed but will come into effect months down the road. I just feel it's a bit up in the air still...but I am agonizing too. This is just a crappy situation all around!!!

[Fun&care]

I know many of you don't want to tell your clients but when I told one dcm her response was " oh yeah all the moms were talking about it at work". So there is a pretty good chance they already know about it but are waiting for you to say something...instead of scaring them why not ask them to help you by signing the petition that was posted earlier and writing letters to those idiots who started this mess? I think that's the better way to go.

[playfelt]

Playfelt, Do you know where in the Act it defines the child as one under 13? I have two ten year olds that I guess I must terminate. Can I let them finish the year? What kind of time line do we have?

At the very beginning of the report it lists definitions for terms in the report and under child it mentions the age 13

“child” means a person who is younger than 13 years old; (“enfant”)

[bright sparks]

At the very beginning of the report it lists definitions for terms in the report and under child it mentions the age 13

“child” means a person who is younger than 13 years old; (“enfant”)

But the bill specifically says for home daycare providers that the maximum is 5 children including their own under the age of 6 not 10 or 13. The bill just states that where the word child is used it is refeeing to a child under 13.

[playfelt]

But the bill specifically says for home daycare providers that the maximum is 5 children including their own under the age of 6 not 10 or 13. The bill just states that where the word child is used it is refeeing to a child under 13.

Which means they have removed the privilege of having school kids over age 10 as well as your allowed daycare kids ie 5 kids + any over 10

They have also effectively removed most of them anyways because schools are to provide care for those gr 1 and up. The scrambling families will be those going back after mat leave with infants and those with school age kids till more spaces are created. Even though agency care can take one more most homes already have their 2 under 2.

[bright sparks]

Which means they have removed the privilege of having school kids over age 10 as well as your allowed daycare kids ie 5 kids + any over 10

They have also effectively removed most of them anyways because schools are to provide care for those gr 1 and up. The scrambling families will be those going back after mat leave with infants and those with school age kids till more spaces are created. Even though agency care can take one more most homes already have their 2 under 2.

I understand, although this needs to be clearly defined in the bill versus no mention at all for us to just come to our own conclusions. For those with their own children 6 yrs and older, it at least solves their issues.