High-Quality Childcare Environment
Our licensed childcare providers offer high quality care for children 0-3 years of age and combine the standards of a first-rate childcare center with the personal touch and familiarity of a home environment. Children are cared for in safe and healthy surroundings and enjoy developmentally and age-appropriate activities, and nurturing interactions.
Many providers reside in the same neighborhood as families and speak the same language so families can communicate more easily with their providers.
The children in full-day center-based care are provided breakfast, lunch, and a snack each day, and receive meals that meet nutritional guidelines as established by the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program. Children in the program also learn about healthy eating by the example of their caregivers, who model healthy habits, manners, and good choices. The program also provides hearing, vision, and dental screenings.
Education, Training, and Support
A Family Childcare (FCC) provider is a trained early care and education professional through Early Childhood Education college coursework. Some providers have 12 ECE units or an Associate teacher permit. Providers may have a degree in Early Childhood Education and may obtain a CDA Family Childcare credential.
FCC providers are a part of a network for Family Childcare in Marin County and trained through Marin Child Care Council as a local business and through Marin Quality Counts, which offers professional development around the care and education of children ages 0-3.
Community Action Marin also offers our providers an in-house coach to provide continued technical assistance. They are also invited to all pre-service and in-service teaching staff training and monthly group meetings, led by our Family Childcare Network Manager. This helps ensure compliance with Head Start performance standards and Early Childhood Education best practices.
As part of our Workforce Development program, Family Childcare Network Providers may also receive Community Action Marin services, such as free Income Tax Assistance, Financial Coaching, and Utility Assistance, that can support them in their personal and professional development.
Frequently Asked Questions
We currently have Family Childcare Network providers in the following cities in Marin:
- Novato
- San Rafael
Each Family Childcare (FCC) provider has a license, and it is either small (8 children) or large (14 children). Community Action Marin Children and Family Services support 6 of those children enrolled and no more than two children (under 24 months) through Head Start funding.
If you are interested in becoming a network childcare provider, please complete the form below. You may also each out to familychildcare@camarin.org with questions.
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