Title: What Is Family Child Care? - Care.com
Headings: What is family child care?
What is family child care?
1. Safety
2. Licensing
3. Adequate space
4. Appropriate ratios
5. Solid reputation
6. Written policies
7. Emergency procedures
8. Open lines of communication
9. Compassionate caregivers
How much should you pay for a babysitter?

Content: What Is Family Child Care? - Care.com
0
0
Resources
/
Child care
/
Day care
Find daycare on Care.com
What is family child care? Sandy Wallace
May 1, 2018
Image via Getty Images/ Caiaimage/Robert Daly
If hiring a nanny or enrolling in a day care center isn't right for your child, family child care may be the perfect fit. It's a day care operated out of an owner's home. Parents choose family child care for a variety of reasons. It's usually the least expensive form of child care. It offers a home-like setting, rather than a center one. Family child programs usually offer a mixed age group, with a collection of infants, toddlers and preschoolers, so it's more like a family than a classroom — this diversity can be a great learning environment for kids of all ages. Although there are some differences, this option shares many characteristics with a traditional day care center. Here are helpful tips from Patricia Dischler, president of the National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) and author of "From Babysitter to Business Owner," Lynn Gibson, president of the Florida Family Child Care Home Association and owner of a family child care for about 30 years, and Carolyn Stolov, family life expert at Care.com, on the nine things to look for in this type of service.