Provincial Licencing

[Van]

Hi cfed
Here is a link to the check list of what the inspector checks at each daycare home setting or centre , it might help to set up one for Ontario
let me know if you can't open it

http://www.vch.ca/media/VCH-child-ca...ffinitions.pdf

[Peacefulbird]

Dear Cfred. Can please.clarify this? I'm independent and also licensed through an agency applying my own policies which also are similar to the agency, and I'm pretty sure every professional icp is already compliant with.

What parts of a licensing process Icp's do not agree with, besides the pricing, especially here in Ottawa? Anyway, agencies now have a HCCEG (Home child care enhancement grant) a grant that can go up to $20 a day if a caregiver is making less that $252 a day. (Which, I personally think this could also help to pay for our licensing fees)

I have asked to some icps in my area; some of them mentioned the oversight (this really worries me), I think if we are doing a wonderful work as we are, oversight should not be a matter and if we get the chance of opening a co op, oversight will still be applied in order to ensure "quality and safety standards"

Another issue is, the health check up. Would someone explain that why? Aren't we all here fighting to protect our dearly children?

We all have police clearance for everyone over 18 that lives in the house (I hope), first aid CPR training, positive behaviour management (we have this through workshops or letters from parents that certify that); the application or knowledge of How does learning happen doc. (As this is new I'm sure most of us "professionals" are already applying or implementing this on our environments or at least are in the process of doing so).

There are many NON FOR PROFIT AGENCIES. Most of them created to support our communities. Why we do not ask the support of these agencies to our sector? Especially when we are compliant with the CCEYA regulations. Compass is a NON FOR PROFIT and this agency supports their community of Icp's.

It is worrying the fact that stakeholders are having meetings at a federal level and we don't have any representatives there.

[cfred]

Hi cfed
Here is a link to the check list of what the inspector checks at each daycare home setting or centre , it might help to set up one for Ontario
let me know if you can't open it

http://www.vch.ca/media/VCH-child-ca...ffinitions.pdf

Thank you, Van! I do appreciate this. I'm trying to paint a picture of what goes on in other provinces for the public in Ontario. This is great! It's also hard to decipher what regulations are Ministry imposed as opposed to Agency imposed.

I apologize for your private message bouncing back. Apparently my inbox was full. I've now cleared it out.