Family Child Care Option - Final Rule



Family child care has long been considered a viable program option for both Head Start and Early Head Start programs. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has issued a final rule that implements the addition of family child care as a Head Start and Early Head Start program option.

Addition of Family Child Care as a Head Start and Early Head Start Program Option Family child care is care and education provided to children in a private home or other family-like setting. In keeping with the goal of designing programs that meet family and community needs, some Head Start and Early Head Start agencies have identified family child care as an effective Head Start service delivery model. This final rule is effective February 7, 2008 and has policy implications for 45 CFR Parts 1304 and 1306. Full text»

Family Child Care Option - Final Rule. Federal Register. Vol. 73, No. 5. 1285-1297. January 8, 2008. English.