Quote Originally Posted by Dcare View Post
Thanks a lot for a detailed reply. Yes, I only plan to care for 5 kids, but I am going to rent an apartment entirely for the purposes of running a daycare, and I do not intend to live there myself. In the examples that I know and that you quoted daycare owners actually lived in parts of rented premises using other parts as daycare. This is where my case is going to be different, and I just wanted to check if anyone had such experience in the past. Also, thanks for referring me to provincial legislation, I will check it out as well.
There were clients that I interviewed, but didn't have space for, so they've gone with someone doing just what you're talking about to bridge the gap. She's got a full apartment just for the daycare...above a restaurant I think. I'm assuming it's legal and can't imagine why it wouldn't be so long as you adhere to CCEYA regulations. I'm not sure how much profit there would be considering rent, insurance, etc, though. Most of us do it in our homes to cut out extra overhead. This isn't really a moneymaking business. But if you've figured it out so it works for you, that's great!