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.
Use these resources and materials to help plan to deliver services within a family child care setting.
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.
Explore available resources to learn more about ways to support the family child care workforce. Find out how to promote quality care, family engagement, school readiness, and professional growth and development.
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.
Explore ways children and families receive Head Start services in a family child care setting. Learn how staff provides comprehensive services to support positive family and child outcomes.
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.
Explore these resources to learn more about the Head Start Program Performance Standards related to the family child care program option.
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.
Recruiting qualified family child care providers in Head Start programs can be a challenge. Use this brief to find providers who meet the required knowledge, skills, and competencies.
Explore requirements for settings, adult–child ratios, group sizes, service duration, and licensing in the Head Start family child care option.