Ontario Caregivers - daycare announcement due today

[cfred]

I really, really don't understand the push to have everyone licensed. From things I've heard from various people's experiences with agencies (providers and clients) they really don't sound very good. The reviews have been mediocre at best. Most people don't even seem to understand that the providers aren't licensed...only the agency is. Why not a mandatory registry with inspectors attached to that? Why agencies? I'm guessing that aspect is just a great big money thing. I was especially impressed with the fact that they want to cap parent fees. So I can't even attempt to recoup some of the money lost in this mess. The 2 under 2 is going to absolutely put me out of business. I've been building this business for 13 years and have invested a bloody fortune into it, as I'm sure many of you have. I don't know about everyone else, but I could absolutely throttle those frickin' idiots who ran such crap daycares, hurt children and gave all of us a bad name. I'm absolutely livid!

[Fun&care]

I don't know about everyone else, but I could absolutely throttle those frickin' idiots who ran such crap daycares, hurt children and gave all of us a bad name. I'm absolutely livid!

This is exactly how I am feeling right now. And yes of course this is just a big money scheme that the agencies are behind. Honestly after all the crap in the news, and after the title"government cracks down on dangerous, unsafe daycares" I am at my wits ends. I am so tired of being demonized!

[bright sparks]

CityNews Toronto's article included this, I quote

"The opposition parties have said that the government needs to act against unlicensed daycares after two toddlers died in the Toronto area in July while in their care."

This makes me so mad as they just lump us all into one bag and say they have act against us like they are fighting a war ffs!!! How about working with us to improve unlicensed home daycares?? If we have to become licensed we should be entitled to the same subsidies and grants that the centres can apply for.

As for the ratios I actually haven't seen anything official with the ratios so if someone can post a link for verification then I'd appreciate it. Nowhere have I read or heard anyone talk about the effectiveness of the programs when there will be such big age gaps. The children's programming will likely suffer as it will be harder to accomodate the different developmental stages with one activity. 1 year olds and 3-4 yr olds don't even interact in centres so to increase this in home daycares is going to be problematic in my opinion. Doable for sure but far from ideal. And what happens when a child enters a new age group and throws our ratios off??? Do we have to give notice because then this whole thing will make it more difficult for everyone involved to have good quality, consistent childcare.

So stressed out thinking about it

[Jilly]

Honestly I think they should crack down on their own daycares too! I worked for a "Licensed day care " and you somehow don't see it in the news all the abuse that goes on there and all the racism!