Family Child Care
Focus on your education and work while your child receives nurturing care in a home environment.
Family Child Care is a home-based program geared for a mixed age group which includes infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. One of the important characteristics of family child care is the diversity and individuality of its providers. The purpose of this program is to provide a safe, informal, healthy, nurturing environment for young children while the parent/parents are working, attending school, seeking employment or participating in a program offered by the Dept. of Children and Families (DCF) and/or the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC). Family child care allows a provider to care for a small group of children in the provider’s own residence with daily routines and household materials allowing for experiences closer to children’s own physical and mental development. Program hours are 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Family Child Care providers participate in a USDA food program which allows them to feed the children a nutritious breakfast, snack, and lunch on a daily basis.
Program Details:
Eligibility: The program enrolls children between the age of six weeks to seven years that reside in the Greater Fall River area. Eligibility is based on a sliding fee scale which corresponds with the family size to the gross monthly income. The income eligibility level table is used to identify whether a family’s income meets EEC’s eligibility criteria. The parent co-payment schedule is used to determine the parent’s co-payment once family eligibility is determined. The program accepts vouchers.
Documentation Needed: Proof of income and documentation of the need for service.
Application Process: Registration is provided by appointment with the program coordinator.
Criteria for Selection: Income eligibility and availability of space. A centralized waitlist is kept by EEC for eligible families.
Resources for Families & Child Care Providers
If you’re in need of help or require more information, please contact us!
CFC offers a wealth of resources to our Family Child Care Providers…
- Hotline Help: available for round the clock support to our Educators
- Free training, coaching and technical assistance
- Back up care for children in case of illness or emergencies when ratios allow
- Home visits by a trained Early Head Start Specialist
- Opportunities to network with other Educators
- Referrals for Educators and Families
- Free curriculum materials, technology, furnishings and other program supplies
- Assistance obtaining a license, setting up child care space, managing USDA etc.
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Training days and holidays
- Chromebook/iPad/Printer
- Planning, Advertising, Record-Keeping
- Curriculum Planning and Resources
- Assistance with EEC Regulatory Requirements
- Up-To-Date Information About Changes to Regulations, Laws, and Grants that Impact Family Child Care Businesses
- Family Engagement Guidance
- Assistance with Child Development/Behavioral assessments
Interested in becoming a CFC Family Child Care Educator? Click below to submit an interest form!
Fall River Office
Program Director: Pamela Wildnauer
E-Mail: pwildnauer@cfcinc.org
Program Coordinator: Heidi Medeiros
E-Mail: heidi.medeiros@cfcinc.org
Address: 427 Robeson Street Fall River, MA 02720
Telephone: (508) 324-7517 Ext. 225
Fax: (508) 324-7525
Office Hours:
Mon. – Fri. 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.