Article Link: http://exchangepress.com/article/trends-in-family-child-care/5020122/
Earlier this year we invited readers of ExchangeEveryDay to share their insights on trends in the world of family child care. Here is what they told us.Family Child Care is Becoming Increasingly Professional
Many family child care providers remarked on how they have upgraded their professional qualifications or witnessed a general increase in professionalism among their peers:
“I have been a FCCP (family child care provider) since 1972, when my first child was one year old. Of course at the time I was considered a babysitter. However, over the next 40 years I have seen my personal professionalism flourish. In 1994 I became licensed, and due to regulations and requirements I improved my program tremendously. Education is the key. Where as in the beginning I was a loving caregiver, providing a safe and nurturing home environment for children, I became a person who sought out more educational play/learning activities and I enriched my environment. I am a member of a local FCCP group and I am on the board with our County Affiliate of NAEYC. Family Child Care has gained much more respect as a profession over the years.“
�" Deborah LaBerge, Park Play Daycare, Verona, Wisconsin
“I’m licensed, accredited, and a star level ...