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Marydd,
You asked about opening your own nursery program in the Ask section. I thought having a forum topic dedicated to your question might help answer your question in more depth.
Do you have a location already: Will you be building from the ground up? Will you be remodeling an existing building?
Once you have a location picked, you must submit an application to open a day nursery to your local Ministry of Children and Family Services. They will send you a list of requirements. Most likely they will need a copy of your building permit (if one was required), zoning, Public Health Approval, Fire Inspection and Building Inspection before they will visit your location for a licensing inspection. You will also have to provide them with an inventory of all your toys and furnishings. Your license will be based on square feet per child. Keep in mind my experience is in ON. We do have some experts in other provinces, who might be able to shed some light on their requirements once we know where you are located.
If you provide me with more details of your plan, I can offer some more advice. We just opened a new program at my centre (today in fact) and it is a lot of hard work, but worth it in the end.