Title: Top Reasons to Consider Family Child Care
Headings: Top Reasons to Consider In-Home Family Child Care
Top Reasons to Consider In-Home Family Child Care
Kids Receive Care in a Home Setting
Child-Provider Ratios Are Small
Family Providers Are Often Close and Convenient
Infant Care Feels Right at Home
Training and Experience Are Typically Good
Child Turnover Is Low
Parents and Providers Can Work as Team
Family Providers Often Have a Strong Network
The Cost Is on Par With Other Care Options

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Top Reasons to Consider In-Home Family Child Care
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Robin McClure
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Updated on November 19, 2020
There are many options when it comes to choosing a childcare provider for your kids. Traditional daycares, nannies, and in-home daycares are the most popular. In-home childcare is where one person cares for a smaller number of kids in the comfort of their home. Kids Receive Care in a Home Setting
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In-home family childcare is an attractive option for many families in part because the care setting is essentially a home away from home. Quality care providers can offer families the comfort of care in a setting similar to what kids are used to at their own home, complete with a living room, play area, kitchen, backyard, and bathrooms. In-home providers typically treat their charges as extended members of their own family, and a small (and manageable) number of children in their care means that the brood can often take "family" outings to the park or story hour, or even nature hikes or sidewalk strolls. Meals are usually served family-style in a central dining area, and comfort, familiarity, and small group activities are enticements. Child-Provider Ratios Are Small
Licensed home providers operate within the regulations specified by the state in which they reside, and one of those requirements is how many kids can be kept by any one family provider.