The importance of a homelike atmosphere and child-centred activities are central to this care.
Home Child Care
Family Child Care, also known as Home Child Care, can provide a nurturing and personalized option for families seeking safe, reliable, high-quality care for their children in a home-like setting. Its unique characteristics set it apart from other types of care.
The unique characteristics of the physical environment in Family Child Care:
- Home setting in the provider’s home
- Neighbourhood/community involvement
- Consistent caregiver throughout the day
- Mixed-age groups offer unique opportunities for children
Unique aspects of quality Home Child Care:
- Familiarity and comfort of a home
- Provider makes use of home and local neighbourhood as learning opportunities
- Provider promotes connections and learning in a mixed-age groupy
- Provider acts as both a role model for parents and a source of support and information
- Provider successfully integrates their home with child care for the benefit of both
HOME CHILD CARE Articles
Risky Play
Watch the free replay now! Learn strategies in this webinar from outdoor play experts to help think through the risks and benefits involved in outdoor play. Gain confidence in your ability to navigate risky play in your programs.
Free Event: Providing Healthy Sustainable Child Care Environments
Join the CCCF & CPCHE for a free webinar on providing healthy sustainable child care environments. This webinar will focus on indoor air quality and how to stay healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
RETHINKING NAPTIME: CCCF WEBINAR
Join expert sleep researchers in rethinking naptime. We will cover sleep basics, the benefits of naps, the signs children are ready to stop napping, and the benefits of ending naps.
Respecting the Children in Our Care
There are many ways to treat children with respect in a childcare environment.
Home Child Care Training Materials
So you want to care for other people’s children in your home?
Download this free e-book to find out what’s involved and where to start.
The Family Child Care Training Program
The CCCF has developed an online Family Child Care Training Program intended for individuals who are currently or who are interested in becoming family child care providers. We will be linking to details soon.
Here are some Additional Resources About Home Child Care
1. Building Partnerships with Families
Children feel more secure in their child care setting when they see their family members and their child care practitioner in a respectful relationship. Download the copy here.
2. Preventative Steps When Caring for Children in Your Home
Caregivers who try these preventative steps are less likely to leave themselves open to accusations of child abuse.
Download the copy here.
