Anyone with Natural Connections Childcare?

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I'm not with any agencies, but I can say that we (CICPO) have dealt with Kelli (owner of Natural Connections) and we love her! She was present at the MOE meetings I attended and was tremendously supportive of ICPs and our cause. She has worked in every facet of childcare, including as an ICP. We are still in touch with her now. Kelli was the first to bring in a more progressive approach to the agency model, and her program was still awaiting licensing when we met her. We were completely impressed. She offers different tiers of service to providers, based on their education, skill level, experience and needs which is, in my opinion, very cool. She also had a 'licensed ready' program that was very popular for those who 'tried it out'. In this scenario, you would be given the list of licensing requirements and get your daycare set up so that if an inspector were to come in, you would meet all the criteria. Whether this program is still in play or not, I can't say off the top of my head, but I can certainly find out. If you feel that you would like to join an agency, I would absolutely endorse Natural Connections. Another to offer better models is Compass, but I don't think that stretches out to your area. Andrew Fleck, I think, is the biggest in your region and, personally, having dealt with the director, I would never sign with them. But that's just me....and the rest of the execs.