S-4.1.1 - Educational Childcare Act

Section 6 Disposition versions

2024-04-27

6. No person may, personally or through another, provide or offer to provide childcare services to a child referred to in the first paragraph of section 2, in return for a contribution, unless the person holds a childcare centre or day care centre permit or is a home educational childcare provider recognized by an accredited home educational childcare coordinating office.

The prohibition set out in the first paragraph does not apply to

(1)  natural persons who are own-account workers and who, in a private residence where childcare is not already being provided,

(a)  look after up to two children; or

(b)  look after only children who ordinarily live together;

(2)  day camp or vacation camp operators;

(3)  non-profit community organizations that, incidentally to their mission, provide occasional childcare in situations other than those referred to in subparagraph 4;

(4)  non-profit legal persons that provide, in an educational institution or, within the scope of an agreement entered into with the institution, near such an institution, occasional childcare exclusively to children of students attending that institution while the latter are pursuing their studies and where the latter can make themselves available if needed; or

(5)  persons who provide occasional childcare to children whose parents are on site and can be reached if needed at one of the following locations:

(a)  a health and social services institution;

(b)  a commercial establishment;

(c)  a fair, an exhibition or a place where a one-time event is held; and

(d)  a place where a deliberative assembly is held.

2005, c. 47, s. 6; 2010, c. 39, s. 2; 2017, c. 31, s. 4; 2022, c. 9, s. 97; 2022, c. 9, s. 6; 2024, c. 6, s. 3.

2022-09-01

6. No person may, personally or through another, provide or offer to provide childcare services to a child referred to in the first paragraph of section 2, in return for a contribution, unless the person holds a childcare centre or day care centre permit or is a home educational childcare provider recognized by an accredited home educational childcare coordinating office.

The prohibition set out in the first paragraph does not apply to

(1)  natural persons who are own-account workers and who, in a private residence where childcare is not already being provided,

(a)  look after up to two children; or

(b)  look after only children who ordinarily live together;

(2)  day camp or vacation camp operators;

(3)  non-profit community organizations whose overall mission is financed by a public body within the meaning of the Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information (chapter A-2.1) and that, incidentally to their main mission, provide occasional childcare in a place other than an educational institution;

(4)  non-profit legal persons that, in an educational institution, provide occasional childcare exclusively to children of students attending that institution while the latter are pursuing their studies and where the latter can make themselves available if needed; or

(5)  persons who provide occasional childcare to children whose parents are on site and can be reached if needed at one of the following locations:

(a)  a health and social services institution;

(b)  a commercial establishment;

(c)  a fair, an exhibition or a place where a one-time event is held; and

(d)  a place where a deliberative assembly is held.

2005, c. 47, s. 6; 2010, c. 39, s. 2; 2017, c. 31, s. 4; 2022, c. 9, s. 97; 2022, c. 9, s. 6.

2022-04-12

6. No person may, personally or through another, provide or offer to provide childcare to a child in return for a parental contribution unless the person holds a childcare centre or day care centre permit or is a home educational childcare provider recognized by an accredited home educational childcare coordinating office.

2005, c. 47, s. 6; 2010, c. 39, s. 2; 2017, c. 31, s. 4; 2022, c. 9, s. 97.

2018-05-01

6. No person may, personally or through another, provide or offer to provide childcare to a child in return for a parental contribution unless the person holds a childcare centre or day care centre permit or is a home childcare provider recognized by an accredited home childcare coordinating office.

2005, c. 47, s. 6; 2010, c. 39, s. 2; 2017, c. 31, s. 4.

2010-12-10

6. No person may, personally or through another, provide or offer to provide childcare to more than six children unless the person holds a childcare centre or day care centre permit or is a home childcare provider recognized by an accredited home childcare coordinating office.

2005, c. 47, s. 6; 2010, c. 39, s. 2.

2006-06-01

6. No person may provide or offer to provide childcare to more than six children unless the person holds a childcare centre or day care centre permit or is a home childcare provider recognized by an accredited home childcare coordinating office.

2005, c. 47, s. 6.