Ministry Visit for Unlicensed daycare (no report)

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I'm from North York area of Toronto.

I was very surprised to see them but had no issues. The o ly thing that I had missed in yhe new bill 10 stuff. Was to have in writing and signed by the daycare patents that I am unlicensed. I did get a letter after their vist saying g to do this (they let me know as well) and to email or mail them a letter letting them know that I had complied. I also now added it to my contract for any future parents. I phoned the ministry directly after the vist yo make sure it was not some kind a scam or something. They also let me know before they came in that they were not their to hand out fines but to inform providers of the new bill. But who's to say what they would hzve done if I had not had the correct number of children.

I'm in Newmarket....maybe 30 mins from you. I've not heard of any visits up this way as yet, or in your area for that matter. Guess I should have my stuff at the ready for a pop in. It's bound to happen eventually.

A provider I know in Kingston was visited. She said they had a long list of providers to visit while there and that they'd come from Toronto. They also admitted to using Kijiji and other online advertising to suss out providers.

What I don't understand.....if they're making the rounds and checking in anyway, why can't they afford to give independent licencing and oversight, like other provinces? Why the need for agencies?