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C-8.2 - Act respecting childcare centres and childcare services
Section 3
Disposition versions
3. No person,
(1) except the holder of a childcare centre permit issued by the Minister, may provide or offer to provide childcare in a facility where seven or more children are received for periods that may exceed 24 without exceeding 48 consecutive hours;
(2) except the holder of a childcare centre permit issued by the Minister, may coordinate or claim to coordinate home childcare or recognize persons as home childcare providers within the meaning of section 8;
(3) except the holder of a childcare centre or day care centre permit issued by the Minister, may provide or offer to provide childcare in a facility where seven or more children are received on a regular basis for periods not exceeding 24 consecutive hours;
(4) except the holder of a childcare centre or nursery school permit issued by the Minister, may provide or offer to provide childcare in a facility where seven or more children from two to five years of age are received, in a stable group, on a regular basis for periods not exceeding four hours a day;
(5) except the holder of a childcare centre or stop over centre permit issued by the Minister, may provide or offer to provide childcare in a facility where seven or more children are received on a casual basis, as defined by regulation, for periods not exceeding 24 consecutive hours, unless the parents of the children are on the premises and available to respond to the needs of their children.
Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of section 8, no person, except the holder of a permit issued by the Minister, may provide or offer to provide childcare for remuneration in a private residence to more than six children.
If the childcare is provided by a natural person, the person’s own children and those of any assisting adult as well as the children who ordinarily live with either of them must, if they are under nine years of age, be included in computing the number of children.
This section, to the extent that it relates to nursery schools, comes into force on the date fixed by the Government and, to the extent that it relates to stop over centres, comes into force on the date fixed by the Government (1996, c. 16, s. 82; 1997, c. 58, s. 141).
3. No person,
(1) except the holder of a childcare centre permit issued by the Minister, may provide or offer to provide childcare in a facility where seven or more children are received for periods that may exceed 24 without exceeding 48 consecutive hours;
(2) except the holder of a childcare centre permit issued by the Minister, may coordinate or claim to coordinate home childcare or recognize persons as home childcare providers within the meaning of section 8;
(3) except the holder of a childcare centre or day care centre permit issued by the Minister, may provide or offer to provide childcare in a facility where seven or more children are received on a regular basis for periods not exceeding 24 consecutive hours;
(4) except the holder of a childcare centre or nursery school permit issued by the Minister, may provide or offer to provide childcare in a facility where seven or more children from two to five years of age are received, in a stable group, on a regular basis for periods not exceeding four hours a day;
(5) except the holder of a childcare centre or stop over centre permit issued by the Minister, may provide or offer to provide childcare in a facility where seven or more children are received on a casual basis, as defined by regulation, for periods not exceeding 24 consecutive hours, unless the parents of the children are on the premises and available to respond to the needs of their children.
Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of section 8, no person, except the holder of a permit issued by the Minister, may provide or offer to provide childcare for remuneration in a private residence to more than six children.
If the childcare is provided by a natural person, the person’s own children and any child of any assisting person if they are under nine years of age must be included in computing the number of children.
This section, to the extent that it relates to nursery schools, comes into force on the date fixed by the Government and, to the extent that it relates to stop over centres, comes into force on the date fixed by the Government (1996, c. 16, s. 82; 1997, c. 58, s. 141).
3. No person, except a person holding a day care centre permit issued by the bureau, may provide or offer to provide day care in facilities where seven or more children are received on a regular basis for periods not exceeding 24 consecutive hours.
No person, except a person holding a nursery school permit issued by the bureau, may provide or offer to provide day care in facilities where seven or more children from two to five years of age are received, in a stable group, on a regular basis for periods not exceeding four hours a day.
This section, to the extent that it relates to nursery schools, comes into force on 31 December 1997 and, to the extent that it relates to stop over centres, comes into force on 31 December 1998 (1996, c. 16, s. 82).
3. No person may provide or offer to provide day care in a day care centre or in a nursery school, or act or claim to act as a home day care agency, or use a name or firm name that includes the expression “day care centre”, “nursery school” or “home day care agency”, unless he holds a permit issued by the bureau for these purposes.
No person may provide or offer to provide day care on a regular basis in a stop-over centre, unless he holds a permit issued by the bureau for that purpose.
3. No person may provide or offer to provide day care in a day care centre or in a nursery school, or act or claim to act as a home day care agency, or use a name or firm name that includes the expression “day care centre”, “nursery school” or “home day care agency”, unless he holds a permit issued by the bureau for these purposes.
No person may provide or offer to provide day care on a regular basis in a stop-over centre, unless he holds a permit issued by the bureau for that purpose.
The day care services established in a school for the pupils of the elementary level are provided without a permit.
3. No person may provide or offer to provide day care in a day care centre or in a nursery school, or act or claim to act as a home day care agency, or use a name or firm name that includes the expression “day care centre”, “nursery school” or “home day care agency”, unless he holds a permit issued by the bureau for these purposes.
No person may provide or offer to provide day care on a regular basis in a stop-over centre, unless he holds a permit issued by the bureau for that purpose.
3. No person may provide or offer to provide day care in a day care centre or in a nursery school, or act or claim to act as a home day care agency, or use, with or in his name or firm name, the expressions “day care centre”, “nursery school” or “home day care agency”, unless he holds a permit issued by the bureau for these purposes.
No person may provide or offer to provide day care on a regular basis in a stop-over centre, unless he holds a permit issued by the bureau for that purpose.
