Ontario Caregivers - daycare announcement due today

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I'm trying to be optimistic today as yesterday was very stressful and sitting worrying isn't productive. It would appear that we originally thought it was the 3 under 3 but the act clearly states no more than 2under2. Yes this is still a huge issue but at least it's opened up spots for children 2 and older..it's not much but it is something. Unfortunately for those dcp's in concentrated areas it just means it will be a "buyers market" if you know what I mean. There will be heavy competition for these children as most providers will have two spots open for this age group giving the parents so many choices which is a good thing for them but very competitive for us providers. Those offering a specialty such as organic etc will already be under financial strain from the new age ratios so keeping this up in order to have an edge, obviously only if a parent finds this important, will be difficult. I am really going to have to see if I can live on three full timers. That's another thing too....what are your thoughts on taking full versus part time kids when this comes into effect. It can be difficult enough to fill opposite days so when we are already restricted with ages and numbers do we want to run the risk of having days open in the younger age groups?

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what are your thoughts on taking full versus part time kids when this comes into effect. It can be difficult enough to fill opposite days so when we are already restricted with ages and numbers do we want to run the risk of having days open in the younger age groups?

I currently don't do part time since since our spaces are limited and there are plenty of 12mo full time kids, but now I will consider getting part time kids over 3 yo since this is the age that starts to get difficult to get. I will never accept an under 2 part time and I am thinking on increasing the fee on that age bracket since those spots will become premium