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. Create environments that promote children’s social and emotional development.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.