Ratio Requirements

[bluebirdfollower]

I wouldn't necessarily say that "ignorance" is the right word to use in these types of situations. This is a childcare law that hasn't been changed in 20-30 years. I get that there are people who abuse the system, it happens in every profession but there are some people who truly do not know. If they want more providers to follow the rules they need to come up with more resources for HDP.

A lot of people who do this job view it as "babysitting" and I myself have tried to explain to other providers the rules and I get a "it's just babysitting that can't be right" attitude.

I live in the Kingston area so I don't know what the norm is everywhere else but there have been a few providers who have been caught with more than 5 children, and they got off with a warning.

As for the $250,000 fine, well good luck to them on that one because I do not know ANY providers that make enough money doing this job where they would even be able to pay the fine even in in installments.

There needs to be more of a support system for providers because the simple truth is some people know and don't care and there are some who truly don't know. I have read things online that don't math up, I have tried to call the ministry, I get half a** answers and then when they email I still don't understand.

A report was made on a local provider and the ministry still hasn't showed up? What are they waiting for then.

The whole industry needs to come up with a way that they can oversee all providers on some kind of registry so they know who is in the industry and they can follow up. Without that I do not see how they are going to make a difference.