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    Hello Everyone, I'm looking for an opinion.

    We have a new daycare opening in our area, but they are advertising as a Summer Daycamp and it seems they are hoping to take more than 5 children, as well as offer daycare services.

    This is based in a residential home. Am I correct in my understanding that no matter what you call yourself, if your paid to watch children away from their home you fall under the day nurseries act and have the same limits etc.

    They are advertising over 800 square feet and multiple "teachers" etc.

    If we see that they are not going to do the right thing and follow the laws, should we report it?

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    Before you report it as an issue. What about calling the ministry to ask for clarification and what they would need to have to be able to offer camp services. Then you would be better able to make your decision of whether it was legal or not.

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    The regs vary from province to province.

    Here, in PEI, day homes can be unregistered if they fit the exempted conditions. Exempt service is less than 5 kids inc our own until 12 year, school based BAS, summer camp where program only operates in summer for school age children.

    Check our own regs and see if they doing anything wrong. Where are you?

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    Here no matter what u call yourself there is no more then FIVE allowed PER RESIDENT NOT ADULT. so u can only have five per house no matter if u have ten adults on site.

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    If they are looking for older kids then they are able to have more than 5 per home, no? If it is a summer camp then they would likely be looking for older school age kids.

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    Here the rule is all kids under age 13yrs count in numbers. So no still just five allowed in the house

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    Quote Originally Posted by babydom View Post
    Here the rule is all kids under age 13yrs count in numbers. So no still just five allowed in the house
    You keep say "here" in you answers. Where is "here"? That way person asking question know if her province or not.

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    Ontario counts kids up to age 10 in numbers now and after proclamation of Bill 10 will count all kids up to age 13. Only allowed 5 per home regardless of number of adults on site.

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    Haha. Guess that'll help hey. Lol. Yes ont. But any new kids in after dec2014 have to go by the new rules. So for this summer it be any kids under 13yrs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by babydom View Post
    Haha. Guess that'll help hey. Lol. Yes ont. But any new kids in after dec2014 have to go by the new rules. So for this summer it be any kids under 13yrs.
    No, this summer it will be kids under 10 count in numbers. After proclamation (this fall) all these kids under 13 will count.

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