Limits in Your Province/Territory. please

[5 Little Monkeys]

Also in MB and to add to Amanda's post....private can have 4 max but no more than 2 under 2 years of age.

I have spoke with head office and asked if my husband were to stay home and parent our own child ( I have no children of my own currently) if I would still be allowed to have my full 4 and the answer was no. I think it's ridiculous but not much I can do! I do encourage parents in mb to email and ask for a change to our laws though as the lady I spoke too said that's all we can do at this point.

[AmandaKDT]

Also in MB and to add to Amanda's post....private can have 4 max but no more than 2 under 2 years of age.

I have spoke with head office and asked if my husband were to stay home and parent our own child ( I have no children of my own currently) if I would still be allowed to have my full 4 and the answer was no. I think it's ridiculous but not much I can do! I do encourage parents in mb to email and ask for a change to our laws though as the lady I spoke too said that's all we can do at this point.

Pretty sure that is because they want people to get licensed, so the ratio for unlicensed is low. That is why I got licensed, there is no way I could have made any sort of living only taking 2 daycare children on top of my own 2 daughters.

Saw in the news last year of an unlicensed Manitoba provider that had one or two other adults working with her in her home and she had like 12 kids. She got shut down because the only way you can do that is if you are licensed as a group home daycare.

But really, it is an involved processed to get licensed but once you have it then it isn't hard to maintain at all. It also makes it easier to fill your spots, parents like the idea of a home daycare being licensed.

[superfun]

But really, it is an involved processed to get licensed but once you have it then it isn't hard to maintain at all. It also makes it easier to fill your spots, parents like the idea of a home daycare being licensed.

I agree with you completely. It wasn't worth it to only have two kids plus my two. I don't find it that difficult to maintain everything that goes along with being licensed. I have talked to a few different people though, and it seems the right or wrong coordinator makes all the difference.

[AmandaKDT]

I agree with you completely. It wasn't worth it to only have two kids plus my two. I don't find it that difficult to maintain everything that goes along with being licensed. I have talked to a few different people though, and it seems the right or wrong coordinator makes all the difference.

My coordinator has been really good, she will help me with whatever I need and it has always been a positive relationship.

[superfun]

My coordinator has been really good, she will help me with whatever I need and it has always been a positive relationship.

Yes, I meant to add that to my original post and forgot. I actually really like my coordinator. I feel she's very supportive, and I'm comfortable asking her anything (daycare related, lol). I've also asked her to come give me her opinion on some behaviours displayed by one of the dck's. I feel like I really got lucky with mine. I actually look forward to the surprise visits rather than get nervous about them.
Once again, I couldn't agree more about how useful it is that I don't have to count my 5 year old as a preschool spot, since she's away in grade 1 most of my daycare day.