Bill 10- Child care workers children included in #'s- What do you think?

[Fearlessbaby]

Hey, I'm getting some info on this new Bill 10 about including our own children in our dc #'s. Here's the information I received:

If you were unaware that there was a Bill put forth or are unfamiliar with what exactly is being proposed, please visit www.whatisbill10.weebly.com. However, the change that will most likely affect you is that we will now be forced to include our own children under the age of six years in our numbers (the limit of five). I myself will soon have two children. If this goes through I will have to ask two families to find care elsewhere and my income would essentially be cut in half, leaving me unable to help provide for my own family or forced to raise my rates significantly to make up for the lost income. Furthermore, with so many providers in the same boat as I am, the amount of daycare spaces would be reduced to the point of causing a childcare crisis in Ontario. No one is going to be able to find care for their children. Parents with little ones under two would be the worst off.



The government is doing this in the name of safety. However, there will be no more oversight into independent daycare than there is now, only fewer children in care and bigger fines should a daycare be caught running illegally. Agency affiliated daycares will be allowed more children, but will still only be checked once per month.



A group of Independent Childcare Providers and concerned parents across Ontario have gotten together and formed a coalition to fight for changes to this Bill. We’re called the Coalition of Independent Childcare Providers of Ontario (the CICPO). I’ve attached information about us in the document called MISSION. I was hoping you would be interested in joining us to help avoid a childcare crisis and help Independent Providers stay in business. The more people we have fighting for change, the better our chances.



Please read through the information before dismissing it as inapplicable to you. This bill will affect everyone in one way or another.



If you are interested in join the CICPO please email me back at agibson.cicpo.toront o@gmail.com. I have brochures you can hand out to parents, letters you can send to your local MPP, letter templates for your clients to use to send to their MPP and a facebook page where you can stay up to date on what is going on with the Bill. I urge you to forward this email to any other childcare providers you know in your community. The bill will go into its second reading in October so we need to get our voices heard now. There will also be a provincial day of action in later September where we are looking for your support in attending.