Full Time Kindergarten In Ontario
With all the talks of Full Time Kindergarten in Ontario, its hard to think of where fellow Childcare Providers will be? It feels as if the government is trying to weed us out. There will be no need for us in the future as they will be adding a TWO YEAR mat leave on top of the Full time Kindergarten. Ontario schools are also adding before and after school care, so our little 3 to 5 year old kindergartners could be at school for over 10 hours.
As a Childcare Provider there will only be a 2 to 3 year window that parents will need care. Right Now I have a seven year turnover, as it is not worth my time to care for children before and after school only. with the full day kindergarten I will now have a 2 to 3 year turnover for new children entering and leaving my daycare.
I would love to know what other childcare providers feel about this program!
Please feel free to leave a comment
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For more info Check out these links
http://news.therecord.com/News/CanadaWorld/article/275299
http://winterhill.ca/negativeimplications.pdf
I am a former home daycare provider, and I think that the role is a critical one, even if it is only for 2-3 years. I think that you are blessing families with your service, and they wouldn’t be able to survive without you. There is nothing more comforting than knowing that your child is well cared for and nutured/stimulated when away from your care. I think you will always be in high demand, even if the turnover rate is higher.
By the way, I enjoy reading your blog, and pop by occasionally to see what’s new. You inspire me! I love your craft ideas and activities. I am guessing there’ll be a lot of ‘olympics’ starting in home daycares very soon… I know you posted about that once before.
Enjoy!!