Ontario Caregivers - daycare announcement due today

[treeholm]

On another note, I did post something on my facebook page. I am a bit surprised at the responses I am getting from young Moms. They are saying that it will not be a problem because there are lots of daycare spaces available, and of course, unlicensed daycares should not be allowed... they would NEVER put their child in an unlicensed daycare! I bet they have no idea that I'm not licensed LOL. These are people who would certainly trust me with their children... they just hear "unlicensed" and see the 27 kids in the daycare in Toronto. They cannot understand why I would "stick up" for unlicensed daycares!!! Hmmm... because I AM ONE??? Wow... if parents are already convinced this is a wonderful thing, then I guess I will just stop trying to warn parents they better make sure their spot for their one year old is safe...

[cfred]

On another note, I did post something on my facebook page. I am a bit surprised at the responses I am getting from young Moms. They are saying that it will not be a problem because there are lots of daycare spaces available, and of course, unlicensed daycares should not be allowed... they would NEVER put their child in an unlicensed daycare! I bet they have no idea that I'm not licensed LOL. These are people who would certainly trust me with their children... they just hear "unlicensed" and see the 27 kids in the daycare in Toronto. They cannot understand why I would "stick up" for unlicensed daycares!!! Hmmm... because I AM ONE??? Wow... if parents are already convinced this is a wonderful thing, then I guess I will just stop trying to warn parents they better make sure their spot for their one year old is safe...

Whaaaaatttt??? LOL!! I'd be really interested to know where all these spaces are. I'm sure the people on my waiting list (who are on multiple waiting lists) would be interested to know as well. Where do you live? Narnia? If so, send my missing socks back please

Sorry, not to make light of it, but Jesus, seriously? It just shows you what a bunch of sheep the general public is. They really have no idea how this system works and that the vast majority of us are unlicensed...not just the bad ones. I was trying to explain to my mum the issues surrounding licensing and why most of us aren't. She had a really hard time wrapping her head around the fact that going through an agency doesn't mean that the provider is licensed...only the agency is. It took a good 10 minutes to make her understand. Then I had to explain why I couldn't really take her up on her suggestion of getting licensed myself. By the end, she could see where, really, we're completely buggered. This is a system that does not work for the providers in any way, shape or form. Someone mentioned earlier that they wondered why the CECE hadn't stepped up to help us out. It is my belief that they're not there to help us. They're there to hold us accountable. I stopped my membership with them because I saw no value in it what-so-ever. I'm greatly offended that now I can't even claim to be an ECE because I didn't conform. I'll go back now out of necessity, but very grudgingly.

Ugh.....ok, rant done. I forget where this post even started. Oh yeah....the young mums who haven't been hit where they live yet. Bahahahaha! That'll be interesting to follow. When they approach you for care Treeholm, don't forget to rub in the fact that you're unlicensed

[treeholm]

Whaaaaatttt??? LOL!! I'd be really interested to know where all these spaces are. I'm sure the people on my waiting list (who are on multiple waiting lists) would be interested to know as well. Where do you live? Narnia? If so, send my missing socks back please

Ugh.....ok, rant done. I forget where this post even started. Oh yeah....the young mums who haven't been hit where they live yet. Bahahahaha! That'll be interesting to follow. When they approach you for care Treeholm, don't forget to rub in the fact that you're unlicensed

The young Mom who told me there are plenty of spots is in Ottawa. I am not in Ottawa, so I really can't respond... but she said there were tons of daycare spaces in Ottawa. I suggested they were probably spaces for 2 and 3 year olds.

[Fun&care]

On another note, I did post something on my facebook page. I am a bit surprised at the responses I am getting from young Moms. They are saying that it will not be a problem because there are lots of daycare spaces available, and of course, unlicensed daycares should not be allowed... they would NEVER put their child in an unlicensed daycare! I bet they have no idea that I'm not licensed LOL. These are people who would certainly trust me with their children... they just hear "unlicensed" and see the 27 kids in the daycare in Toronto. They cannot understand why I would "stick up" for unlicensed daycares!!! Hmmm... because I AM ONE??? Wow... if parents are already convinced this is a wonderful thing, then I guess I will just stop trying to warn parents they better make sure their spot for their one year old is safe...

You really oughta clue them in and tell them you are unlicensed and that 80% of kids are in unlicensed home daycares. That should do it. People really have no clue, it's so hard to get them on our side when they don't understand what's going on.