Provincial Licencing

[Van]

In BC we are licensed locally by an inspector in our area so you know them from the start as they visit your home to approve of it and tell what changes need to be made then the City inspections happens to have everything to code and fire alarm system needs to be be hard wired in the wall and also the fire fighters need to inspect the house too, to tell you to take down wood panelling etc
final inspection is done by the daycare inspector and she okays it and then you can open your daycare then she turn up for unscheduled inspections to make sure things are safe for children and clean etc - these inspections would be once or twice a year.
we do get money from the BC Gov monthly as they like to know how many daycare spots there are in BC and if there is a waiting list for what age group - there are different daycare such as Family D/care in the home up to 7 kids 2 school age children =( NON ECE)
under 3 =,ECE and Infant/toddler cert.$ children under age3 for 4 to 1 ratio -can be in the home (this is what I ruin in my home with just 4 children)
then over 3's ration 8 to 1 ( set up in homes or centres)
multi-age daycare which is in the home, have to be ECE and can have up to 8 kids different ages and last one is license not required, just for 2 children plus your own - an inspector does not visit these home but they get monthly visits for from the child care resource office - we are usually are members of this resource office and pay just $20 a yer for membership and that is also another way of getting parents in your area as they call the office up and ask about daycare with space available in their area