Quitting The Rating System

[LysesKids]

They are not upping subsidy pay this year either, but they are looking at ways to regulate/find unlicensed providers. You operate legally but a large percent simply dropped their license and still keep the same amount of kids AND are on the food program counting these kids as "related". That is NOT fair to those operating legally. There is a huge push to find these providers. Not sure how this is all going to work. Right now, those that are unlicensed but keep subsidy paid children will have to become licensed by 2017???? But I will not believe this until I actually see it take place. There are many things I am awaiting news about after the June 30 end to the fiscal year!

Oh I know a few in my area claiming to be licensed or certified and they take 7 or more (on the food program too), but they are running illegal... they forget ( or don't know) how easy it is to look up on the state site.

I actually turned one in because she was operating out of an apt a mile from here and she had 8 kids at a time. Unless Blount county approves it, she will never get licensed and those apts are the pits . She swore up & down she was legal but she's still not licensed .

I found her only because I was looking for other places to send my aging out 18 month old kids to a new place that was close to me... yeah, not happening with at least 4providers I have talked too. I love to connect with legally running people, but I steer my families clear of the illegal ones. My reputation is on the line and I don't want something happening to my babies

[MissAnn]

Yes. I think that is the number one reason. Assessment is the most stressful thing I do to have a family child care. It is unrealistic and causes undue hardship. I wait several weeks after scheduling, then when I complete it I wait weeks for my score so this is up to three months of agony. I score well but I feel it is an unfair process. My annual report card that will define me for a year is based on a four to six hour assessment by someone that knows nothing about me nor what I stand for. That is unfair. :confused:

My soft area last year scored the highest. This year I was discounted and there are no changes except for a different assessor. This year she said that I had stuffed animals beside the area instead of stuffed animal sitting right on top of area. If I have their soft space covered with stuffed animals where do the kids sit? Last year my thick cushion was fine, this year it was discounted.

[Annalee]

My soft area last year scored the highest. This year I was discounted and there are no changes except for a different assessor. This year she said that I had stuffed animals beside the area instead of stuffed animal sitting right on top of area. If I have their soft space covered with stuffed animals where do the kids sit? Last year my thick cushion was fine, this year it was discounted.

This is my number one complaint. Our assessment is left too much to the perception of an assessor. There are many assessors so there is NO way to prepare. The entire QRIS process is flawed. If they equalized the weight of each component where the assessment did not dictate my "grade", I might feel a "little" better about the process? :confused:

[Melissa67]

msAnn,that's the crazy things I am talking about,more work for us and the parents don't give a rats behind about this stuff.it's rediculous

[sammie]

I started the training last year,then family issues came up and I stopped, while I was going to the classes,I just felt after doing this for 20 yrs, only taking 4 kids, I just wasn't feeling all the things they wanted us to do.If I was just starting,I would embrace it. Have anyone here opt out and what was the consequence, if any? just wondering

Hi Melissa - I am in CO also. I have been licensed for 4 years, I don't participate....and don't have any plans to. Most of the providers in my area don't participate and the ones I know personally don't want to either. I haven't seen many consequences yet....that may change though as they continue to try to shove it down our throats. I hadn't yet heard about it being mandatory by 2017.

[Rainbowmom]

I'm in Colorado as well. I will ignore it until I can't anymore, and then I will close my doors. I refuse to have the state have more control over my business than they already do. Which is plenty.