|
Becoming
a Provider
Following
are a list of some of the requirements you must meet in order to qualify to
be a Infant Care Worker with the Infant Care Services. This is a wonderful opportunity
for you to supplement your family income and also provide a necessary
service to parents in your community looking for quality child care. If you
have a warm, nurturing manner and enjoy working with infants and toddlers,
then please review the following requirements carefully.
·
We
place a maximum of three children in the home under the age of five,
including your own children. No more than two under the age of two.
·
The
Day Nurseries act will allow you to care for 5 children under the age of 5,
however with the Infant Care agency we will only allow 4.
·
Although
children do not normally use the whole time, you need to be available from
7 AM. to 6 PM. Monday to Friday.
·
You
need to take the children outside for at least thirty minutes each day,
weather permitting.
·
You
need to be prepared to read stories to the children as well as put
children’s music on for them. You also need to limit the television viewing
to not more than one hour per day of children’s programming. No adult
programming should be on when children are awake.
·
You
need a current Emergency First Aid Infant/Child CPR certificate.
·
You
need to have current immunization forms for any pets.
·
The
agency cannot accept people who have smoking in their homes.
·
All
people providing care in their home must live in a house and not a part of
the house (ie. a basement apartment) and not have any extended non family
members (ie. tenants) in the home.
·
You
need at least three excellent references of people you have done child care
for, and be able to provide their names and telephone numbers.
·
You
need to be prepared for the agency to come and visit with you and inspect
your home (you need to show us where the child will play, eat and sleep).
·
You
need an area that is childproof for the child to play and you need to
childproof your hazardous substances.
·
You
need to be prepared to have a Criminal Check for you and anyone in your
family who is over the age of eighteen.
·
You
and your family need to have medicals and you need to have a Chest x-ray.
·
Our
insurance covers the children while they are in your home, when out for
walks, and at the playground. However it does not cover taking the child in
the car. For that reason you are not allowed to take the child in the car.
If you
meet the above requirements and are willing to follow the policies and
procedures of the Infant Care Services, please call 905-277-9013 and a
representative would be happy to meet with you to determine whether you
qualify as a provider with the agency.
|
