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Family Child Care

Meaningful Makeover: Overcoming Challenges in the Family Child Care Setting

Watch the Meaningful Makeover crew work with family child care providers to provide safe learning environments for mixed-aged groups. Learn to create a responsive and supportive learning environment and promote children’s social and emotional development.

Research on Family Child Care

Explore research on the impact of quality practices, models for quality home-based child care (i.e., family child care), and partnerships between child care and Head Start, and Early Head Start programs.

Early Head Start for Family Child Care Demonstration Project

Explore materials from an Office of Head Start and Office of Child Care demonstration project. These resources may be useful to  Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships that include family child care partners.

Planning for Health and Safety in Family Child Care

Discover resources to help staff plan for health and safety in family child care. Find information about mental health, nutrition, oral health, physical health, and safety practices.

Professional Qualifications and Development in Family Child Care

Discover resources to support programs and individuals as they meet the applicable professional qualifications and engage in professional development opportunities in the family child care option.

Family Child Care Option

Explore ways children and families receive Head Start and Early Head Start services in a family child care setting. Learn how staff provides comprehensive services to support positive family and child outcomes.

Strategies to Support Family Child Care

Explore available resources to learn more about ways to support the family child care workforce. Find out how to promote quality care, family engagement, school readiness, and professional growth and development.

Supporting Early Care and Education in Family Child Care

Take a look at these resources and materials to find ways to support family child care providers as they plan to deliver early care and education services.

Intentional Planning and Quality Improvement in Family Child Care

Use these resources and materials to help plan to deliver services within a family child care setting.

Head Start Regulations Related to Family Child Care Program Option

Explore these resources to learn more about the Head Start Program Performance Standards related to the family child care program option.

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