The city doesn't know how many homes will fall under the requirements of its new bylaw, but according to Statistics Canada, more than half of Alberta's day homes in 2021 were unlicensed and home-based.
Shelby Stewart, left, and Jen Woolfsmith co-founded a grassroots advocacy group called Mackenzy's Legacy. It supports new rules for unlicensed day homes to prevent future child tragedies.
"It's the least regulated form of child care that we have, so for us, this is taking those first initial steps to establish some regulations with having a background check and a first-aid check — that's just such a huge step ahead," said Stewart. "Do you have a city licence? Can you show us that licence? And if not, then I hope we will hold those providers accountable," said Stewart.A fatality inquiry into Mackenzy's death produced a number of recommendations in 2019, including a call for legislative changes to the way child care is governed in Alberta.
The head of a support network for licensed and unlicensed day home providers in Alberta says she's had mixed reaction to the new bylaw. The bylaw also sets out a maximum number of children that can be in care in alignment with provincial licensing guidelines.But one private day home operator told CBC News she doesn't think the new rules are strong enough because they don't ensure city officials will automatically check in to ensure the rules are being followed.
Mackenzy Woolfsmith died from injuries she received while in the care of an unlicensed day home provider in 2012.
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