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Trends in Family Child Care
February 25, 2011
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In the Trend Report, we will be looking at demographic, financial, and public funding trends. But we want to be sure we address the issues and trends in family child care that are of interest to you. Please share trends in family child care that we should address in this report. To be heard, scroll down to the "Post Your Comments" box at the bottom of this message and share your comments. We ask for your email address in case we need to contact you for further information, but it will not be included with your posted comment.
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Displaying 5 of 46 Comments [ View all ]Friendswood Christian School
Friendswood, TX, United States
Are there any credential requirement for caregivers in Family Child Care settings. Knowledge and training in early childhood development is crucial for children to have a successful start to their education careers.
Madison, WI, United States
In thinking about trends, I first want to appreciate the comments from Kathleen of Acre FCC in MA. It seems that our true strengths and distinguishing characteristics are not be celebrated and embraced. For example, we are the primo the model for continuity of care. The profession could be asking US to inform the field in some important w ays.
Trends I'm wondering about:
1) Are more FCC providers employing staff? When I started, I was coming from a center-based model and the thought of working five 10-11 hours days was untenable to me, and especially now as I get older my provider assistant is so valuable, yet there's not much info out there for providers being successful employers.
2) Is there a trend toward structuing FCC programs within "systems"? The model in some European countries with a well-educated and well-resourced professional serving oversight for a "sattelite" of numerous programs holds much promise for us, in my opinion. Of course, it flies in the face of the autonomy that many in our field value highly.
Acre Family Child Care
Lowell, MA, United States
I think an increasing trend in Family Child Care is the pressure to emulate a Center, instead of seeing family child care as a different model. Over the years child care centers have become more and more like schools and now family child care homes are becoming like mini-centers. Rather than emulating centers, I would love to see family child care promote the strengths that they offer children. Schools, Centers and Family Child Care Homes all offer children wonderful opportunities to learn in different environments. Whether one learns colors by sorting socks or manipulatives, the outcomes can be the same.
Southern Utah University Head Start
Cedar City, Utah, United States
Re Trends in Family Child Care. During these difficult economic times, the concern is that families who are not working, obviously can't afford child care. Children are frequently left with aunts, uncles, grandparents, siblings. There are no free or reduced programs in the counties we service, Head Start is alone in providing free services to families. I would think that a community would try to fill the void with some kind of cooperative program, that would provide free or reduced care for children in exchange for hours donated.
Shishu Vikash Kendra
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Hello , child friends
Childcare is very important to all the nations. There are
different kinds of childcare centers . various methods are used for the children . But all round development is only one aim .
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