A positive news segment on Independent Childcare, FINALLY!!!!

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Thanks for the info, Kindredspirit! That sounds like your government is very committed to childcare and support it with lots of base funding. Our Ministry of Education said there isn't any money for licensing us, so our only option is to go through agencies who push the cost of the monthly home visits onto the providers. One of our execs was talking to an Andrew Fleck provider and found out that they take a massive amount from providers. I think the amount totaled approximately $20,000 per year, with a full house of 6 children. Who among us can afford to lose that? In our opinion, it is up to the Ministry to cover that, not the low paid providers. It's a terrible system here. I"m thrilled that CICPO has had some impact in that more agencies are coming up with new, more attractive models, but it still isn't even close to good enough. The MOE puts almost all of its money in centre care, leaving out the largest sector. Very short sighted!