Quote Originally Posted by horsegirl View Post
Hello

A licensed childcare (the home is licensed not the caregiver) may only have 7 children and there are very strict rules about the ages of the children that may be present. You may have another caregiver over (as long as they have criminal record searches done), but you cannot exceed the 7 children and age limit restrictions.
NICE! I have a licensed Group Care Centre in BC. There was a time when I only had 2 children in care due to sickness, and vacations. I called my LO to ask if it is an accepted practise to visit another centre if they had low numbers too. She said "No, it's not in the children's best interest. It is in your interest." If we're supervising the children and happy, the children will be happy! Isn't that the children's best interest?? So, there is one obvious benefit to having a licensed family daycare instead of a Multiage or Group Centre!