VANCOUVER The East Vancouver unlicensed child-care provider facing criminal charges in connection with the death of Macallan Wayne Saini, also known as Baby Mac, was allegedly operating illegally the day the toddler died in her care, according to an official report from Vancouver police. According to the report, written in part by a patrol officer who responded to a 911 call from the Kitchener Street daycare on the afternoon of Jan. 18, 2017, “(Yasmine) Saad was taking care of 5 children (that day)…all under the age of 18 mos.” Under B.C.’s Community Care & Assisted Living Act, the maximum number of children an unlicensed provider may care for is only two, or a sibling group, who are not related to the operator.
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Vancouver city council to debate encouraging after-hours child-care spaces
Vancouver city councillors will debate a motion next week to increase safe and affordable childc-are spaces available beyond normal working hours.
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Child-care advocate says B.C. only has spaces for 20% of children and most of them are during work hours
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Child-care spaces are already at a premium in B.C. Next week, Vancouver city council will debate increasing spaces available outside of regular work hours. (Ben Nelms/CBC)