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

[Rachael]

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'm stunned you aren't already having to do so.

In NS we are forced to include our own children until their 12th birthday, even if they are never in the house during business hours. We are forced to include any house hold children, until they are 12 so those with step children who live part-time with their parent, lose a FT place even if the step-children are only here every second week.

Admittedly our limit is 6.

Edited to add - the limit of 6 remains even if registered with an agency. Any in-home carer in the province, regardless of registration status, agency affiliation, - it's 6 children per address. Additional adults do not permit an increased number of children.