US mylotters -want to stay home with your kids and still make some extra income?

I actually forgot that there is access to the laundry room through one of my bathrooms which has a door outside.

It will count as an exit. I am sure it is a fire safey precaution. Good luck :)

I have a toddler so I figured the addition of Bran and this other little girl (she has an unusual name, only met her once and I forget it - guess I'll have to learn it!) will be really great for him. And as long as they are in the fenced yard or in their play/learning rooms, I think they'll be okay. I know he and Bran get along, although at first Bran, whose older, wanted to keep all of his toys to himself - and all the toys of Robert's I brought over - by the end of the first day they were sharing. The two older girls are very independent but could use some supervision and things to keep their minds and bodies occupied through out the summer besides the computer and TV. The people I'm going to sit for are on a very lowered income - one couple is starting their own breadmaking company and have an off the grid farm - so I won't get much more then the government subsidy and food. Except maybe bread and fresh eggs!

That's my favourite part - a creative solution to both staying home and giving my toddler two playmates - and one's a boy a one's a girl plus two older kids who like babies.

I will, all my info and numbers I got from searching the web. I'll be back and give updates on how to start and how its going when I do officially start.

What an easy process. To get full benefits from the state - vouchers - I need to be a licensed day care provider which entails alot of classes including CPR and first aid and setting up your home in a specific way. Time outs (so far) seem to work for my baby. If my husband is around, he just listens to the first or second no which is nice. IF its something dangerous like him wanting to play with the stove I "spank" the offending hand lightly.

That is what the class here is all about. They teach you CPR, and give you a list of how the house must be set up. Its really all the same as what you are doing, but condensed into an all-day class. I do agree with the way you are disciplining your son, especially since he is at a young age. But the problem is you can't do that with the daycare children, unless you have that good understanding with the parent, or in a situation like my mom watching my son. All it would take is one parent telling your supervisor what you did, and there goes your license.