Re: Unlicensed Day Care
Yes there are all different licensing. There is family daycare which is one provider with a maximum of 6 with any children under the age of 2. There is group family daycare, 2 providers for 12 children.
Small group which is 4 providers for 20 children, and than daycare center which I am not positive on the rules other than 1 provider or worker for every 4 infants (under the age of 2).
Than there are school license, such as for pre-k and nursery schools.
The daycare where the little girl choked was only licensed as a nursery school providing care for 2 1/2 hrs of care for children age 3 and over. There were not licensed to provider care for the entire day or for children under the age of three. I am sure these providers were not bad people, they were just not educated or were not following the bi-laws. In either case the program should not have been caring for children they were not licensed to watch.
Many parents look at the bottom line, how much money it costs. Because a licensed program has to spend so much money out on equipment, accredited food, curriculum, and insurance, they charge more. Its sad but this is how it is.
Small group which is 4 providers for 20 children, and than daycare center which I am not positive on the rules other than 1 provider or worker for every 4 infants (under the age of 2).
Than there are school license, such as for pre-k and nursery schools.
The daycare where the little girl choked was only licensed as a nursery school providing care for 2 1/2 hrs of care for children age 3 and over. There were not licensed to provider care for the entire day or for children under the age of three. I am sure these providers were not bad people, they were just not educated or were not following the bi-laws. In either case the program should not have been caring for children they were not licensed to watch.
Many parents look at the bottom line, how much money it costs. Because a licensed program has to spend so much money out on equipment, accredited food, curriculum, and insurance, they charge more. Its sad but this is how it is.
