School pickup and Younger kids

[Rachael]

don't need to b so harsh. Many home daycares have their husbands help out. And why not if they are home u have five kids and need a hand..

Wasn't being harsh - merely questioned it because what seems to be common practice in some provinces isn't here.

Children left unattended wouldn't be accepted.
Spouses watching kids whilst the day care provider left wouldn't be accepted - unless maybe it was really an emergency situation.

Jeez, here, even if someone's husband came home 15 mins before day care closed, most clients would expect that he wouldn't be left attended with the children and they would also want a police check/abuse check. Although some level of cross-over is expected in a family home environment between family/spouse and day care children, it's entirely different to leave client's children in the care of someone other than the provider.

So, as you can see, I wasn't being harsh, just shocked at the level of acceptance of something which just wouldn't be accepted here.

In my home, my day care kids love my teenagers. But again, if I left the teens watching over the kids and left the premises for any reason, I could fully expect all 6 kids to be pulled next day. It's just not how things work in some places.

It's a requirement for both agency registered home and/or unregistered providers - police checks for everyone 18 or older on the premises, children not to be left with anyone but the carer during business hours.

Why not? Because husbands/partners/teens aren't the carer, and don't have the experience that made the parents choose you as the carer. Partners/husbands/teens aren't the carer, aren't the contracted person, aren't who is being paid to provide care.

For those reasons, asking anther Mom/teacher to watch the children in the car wouldn't wash either. Again, it's leaving clients kids in the care of a third party. What would be better is having that third party escort the child into school - then it's the provider, as a parent, authorising that for her own child.