Can some explain Quebec $7.40 daycare system. Lot of questions.

[Suzie_Homemaker]

This very interesting and very frightening too.

I lucky than most but lot carer here who not charge deposit, find out on day child meant start that child not coming. Some parent use this non-deposit as way to hold place at several dayhome and then go where prefer with no informing all other they not coming. With no financial investment in reserved place, it no consequence to them if 10 provider believe place filled when not. Often the provider end up calling on day expecting child to start to see where are, and if parent pick up phone, they told they decided go somewhere else.

Our register provider mandated provide meals and 2 snack for child in all day care but our unregistered not. Some unregistered do, some don't. If fee set at what government will pay and parent part, this dictate total fee for day and food expensive here. Loaf bread is about $3.29. 4 ltr milk about $6 and milk never on sale. Potato very cheap as grown on island.

Then, on the flip side, we are entitled to social protections like maternity leave and workman's compensation benefits (CSST) in case of injury. We weren't before unionization. Also, in Quebec, there is a plan for pregnant childcare workers, called preventative leave. Is it available in other parts of the country?

I older. My own children now 20-29 year old. So not up to date with all mat leaves etc. But we can opt into EI. For self-employed person, it offer more cover if younger than me. Main benefit is mat leave but it paid at 55% of profit for year so after deductions, we know in this business, that might be half of total fees before expenses and other deductions. It also cover if minor child is seriously ill but I think it more for terminal ill child so only very serious situation. Once children 18 this not available. Lot provider opt in thinking they having future child but mat leave normally end up being they better off just setting money aside as they not able to pay bills with it anyway. Once opt in EI, cannot opt out for duration of self-employed time.

So nothing like this you explained.

This time year is terrible for filling place. September mean high volume vacancies so parent push for best deal, low price, lack of paid leave. September vacancies often sit empty until Jan. This why so many need month notice and I not imagine how most pay bill if no notice period.

It common here when people start (registered and unregistered) that they not have paid leave. Lot not charge stats. It take many year to build rep and begin adding paid pays. It uncommon when I first add 10 paid day but that is all I close all year. For provider who close over Christmas or 2 week in Summer and have 4 week closed, they struggle find client even if time off unpaid because parent not have so much leave and left looking for other carer. Some people here only get 2 paid wk year so even if 2 parent family, they barely cover 4 week closing between both and that leave zero annual leave for them together as family.

Lot provider close on stat day with no pay but that slowly changing now too.