For Parents

Family Child Care is a home-based service where child care is provided in the caregiver’s home. The home must be licensed or registered provider search tool according to county and state laws.

Family Child Care is the most preferred type of care for young children, especially infants and toddlers.

Many family child care homes provide high quality programs for preschoolers, school age, and children with special needs.

Family child care is “home-away-from-home” personalized professional child care.

• Convenient Neighborhood Care Close to home or work
• Cozy Homelike Environment Natural learning setting
• One Consistent Caregiver Stability all day, every day, for years…
• Low Provider Child to Adult Ratios 1:4 infants, 1:6 preschool (or lower in some counties) Proporción de Personal a Niño de FL
• Security: All household adults and subs have cleared FBI, state, and local background checks and meet specific training and home safety requirements
• Benefits of Mixed Ages Builds leadership skills, social skills, and self-esteem allows siblings to be cared for together
• Flexibility: Days & Hours, Evening, Weekend. Odd Hour Care
• Personal Communication Daily between provider & parent
• Family Support Nurtures family concepts, experiences and values
• Inclusion for a variety of special needs care
• Caring Relationships Between provider, child and parent/family
• School Readiness Skills Enrichment activities and educational learning experiences
• VPK –Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Free pre-school education program preparing 4-year-olds to enter school ready and eager to learn! and with lower ratio of 1 teacher to 6 students in a family child care home
• Early Head Start  Free early care for birth to three years

1. Parent Membership Application Only $10 for parents to join FFCCHA – Join online now!
2. Nominate your provider for a 2025 Parent Choice Award  2025 Premio Elegido por los Padres Deadline: March 10
3. Parent Sponsor Child Photo Contest 2025 Entry Form and 2025 Entry Form en espanol    Deadline: May 5, 2025 pay and submit photo online
4. Provider Appreciation Day – May 9, 2025 – Provider Day Letter to Parents  Letter de Padres en espanol