Start Up Questions

[Fun&care]

The thing is though that bill 10 could really throw a wrench in all this. Keep in mind- you are only allowed 2 under 2 at any one time. The only way to get older kids is if you get a mom coming off mat leave with two siblings but honestly they are hard to come by. The vast majority of inquiries in my area, but I believe in most, is for care for 12 month olds. So you may fill two spots relatively easily but you could potentially wait a whole entire year before being able to fill two more because you have to wait for the young ones to turn 2. And this isn't just at start up. Anytime you have an older child leave (for mat leave, or because parents are moving, decided to put child in preschool or a spot opened up in the daycare center down the road...these things happen quite a bit in this industry) you are left waiting for the younger ones to age which could take several months up to a year, depending.

It is totally a personal decision but honestly, if it were me, if I was a single mom and had a decent paying, reliable job I would just stick to that. I feel like daycare is risky for someone in your situation but maybe that's just me.

[Suzie_Homemaker]

The thing is though that bill 10 could really throw a wrench in all this. Keep in mind- you are only allowed 2 under 2 at any one time. The only way to get older kids is if you get a mom coming off mat leave with two siblings but honestly they are hard to come by.

This will vary on area. Might not be doom and glum for all.

We not allowed more than 2 under 18 months. We not allowed more than 3 combined infant and toddler ages - under 35 months. We only allowed 5 max and our own kids count until they are 12.

But I usually manage to fill all 5 places even with only two infant or three infant/toddler combined. So it likely area specific. And this not high demand area. We are a good 45 mins out of Charlottetown which most populated area so we have limited client anyway.

There is some people who manage to earn enough from this as single parents. Most provinces have restrictions similar to what is coming for Ontario already and those single income providers have managed to survive but it will be tight for sure. My husband is semi-retired now, and our children are grown up but even with small second income, I do see difference in tightness of money. We have some mortgage left but no other debt and no car loan so like other provider, luckier than most. But there have been times where I've had whole year of one vacancy or other when fishing industry is poor or when local companies close meaning some go West. I think if you expect to be full at all times, it might be naive.