I have joined the #Write31Days challenge. I know I’m starting late but it’s better late than never. I have been trying, for 2 years now to start a new daycare. www.totallykidsdaycare.ca. Here, I am going to blog, frankly, about the experience so far. The challenges and such. I will try not to focus on the negative but I will highlight the challenges so everyone can understand why we are still trying to set this up.
Day 1 – Why a daycare?
Day 2 – Funding Issues
Day 3 – The Perfect (ish) Building
Day 4 – Red Tape
Day 5 – City Land
Day 6 – Mortgages for Daycares
Day 7 – “Affordable” Daycare
Day 8 – Living Wages
Day 9 – Home Daycares vs Centers
Day 10 – Windows
Day 11 – Taxation of Daycares (*breaking news*)
Day 12 – Green Space
Day 13 – Free Play Time
Day 14 – Structured Play Time
Day 15 – Outdoor Teaching
Day 16 – Gardening to Teach
Day 17 – A Horror Story – The Need for Quality Daycare
Day 18 – Fundraising
Day 19 – Information From Other Daycares
Day 20 – The Need for Daycare
Day 21 – Certified Staff
Day 22 – Establishing Community in a Daycare
Day 23 – For Profit Daycare Centers
Day 24 – Role of Federal Government in Daycare
Day 25 – Role of Provincial Government in Daycare
Day 26 – Universal Child Care Benefit (UCTB)
Day 27 – Before And After Care
Well, I didn’t quite make it all 31 days. I did write my last post, which I am publishing today.
Conclusion – National Daycare Program
Winding Rants 