Inspections - Ontario

[BlueRose]

1) warrant or no warrant? If you are with a licenced home daycare agency you have to let them in withOUT a warrant. If you are private, there is debate wheither or not you can force them to get a warrant or not

Personally I would let them in without one. I don't see the point in making things harder on myself. I don't have anything to hide. I would take their ID well they wait outside and call to verify they are who they say they are. I have been hearing that the inspectors are very nice and understanding.

Paperwork: by law the disclosure. Other then that I don't believe they have stated what other information they want.

this is what I have not sure if its needed
~ I have a monthly schedule (kids name and pick up/drop off times)

I have a binder just for the inspectors
- copies of my, my husband and my assistants police check
- copies of my and my assistants cpr/first aid
- copies of my Information for the Ministry of Education Inspectors (my disclosure form)
- copies of my tax receipts (once given to parents)


2) I have a form that gives me permission to had over my clients personal informtion: child's name, birthday, parents name and home phone. It also informs the parents want the inspectors can do once inside my dc, photos, contact them etc.
[a copy of this form can be found on www.homedaycarebusiness.weebly.com, under contracts in with the contract forms (last pg)]

If parents don't want to sign it them they are not a good fix for my daycare.

4) According to the bill yes they can take photos/recordings. I don't believe they need a warrant to do so. Not sure if they need parents permission or not.

5) Once outside they can take as many photos and recordings as they please, without a warrant. I am not sure if they have to be off your property or not.

6) they can show up without a warrant for any reason they want. They can make something up and you can't prove that its a fake reason.

7) if a parent doesn't want their child photo or recorded then they will have to take it up with the ministry.

8) not sure. guessing if they see something unsafe or signs of abuse etc.


Ministry is only emailing because they are attaching a disclosure to their emails stating that they don't take responsibility for their answers and leaving things up to the inspectors to interrupt then new laws.