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FAMILY CHILD CARE
The Fort Huachuca Family Child Care (FCC)
Program is your child’s “Home Away From Home.”
Childcare is offered in leased housing on
Fort
Huachuca
and off post.
Our
developmental program is supported by the National
Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
guidelines.
The FCC Program provides care for
children from 6 weeks through 12 years of age, who are
registered through the Child, Youth and School (CYS)
Services Parent Central Office.
Providers are allowed to have a total of six
children in care, which includes their own children
under 8 years of age.
Some Providers offer extended hours to
accommodate parents who require routine evening care,
work unusual or long hours, and have mission-related
child care needs that require child care services over
12 hours per day.
The professionally trained
Providers offer safe, nurturing environments for each
child, that promote the physical, social, emotional,
and cognitive development of young children while
responding to their ever-changing needs and the needs
of their Families.
We believe that children learn about their
world through play and that learning should be active,
multi-sensory, hands-on, concrete, and relevant.
We encourage experimentation, free choice, and
problem solving.
Office
Hours/Days of Operation: 0700-1600; Monday through
Friday (closed on all Federal Holidays)
Ages
Served: 6 weeks through 12 years
Requirements
to Become an FCC Provider:
Before perspective Providers can open their Homes
for business, they must first complete a 40-hour New
Provider Training, that
includes Child Abuse Prevention and
Identification, Guidance and Discipline,
Developmentally Appropriate Activities, CPR, First
Aid, Administering Medications, Communicable Diseases,
Rules and Regulations, Nutrition, and US Department of
Agriculture (USDA) requirements.
Perspective Providers must also pass extensive
backgrounds checks for themselves, their spouses, and
any children over 12 years of age residing in the
Homes. They
are also required to pass inspections by Fire, Safety,
and Health proponents.
Once Providers open their Homes for business,
they are required to continue their training and
receive unannounced Home Visits conducted by the FCC
Director and Training Specialist, as well as annual
inspections by Fire, Safety, and Health proponents.
General
Information:
All Providers are trained and
participate in the USDA Child and Adult Care Food
Program (CACFP).
Providers
submit menus for approval before the meals are served
in their Homes.
Unannounced
Home Visits during meal times are conducted to ensure
that meals are prepared safely and that nutritious
meals are served in the Homes.
Family Child Care Providers are
private contractors, but the rates they charge are the
same as those charged by the
Child
Development
Center
and School-Age Services Programs.
There are some Providers residing on
Fort
Huachuca
and in
Sierra Vista
who are certified through the Department of Economic
Security (DES) to offer more affordable childcare.
Advantages
of FCC Homes:
-Homes are multi-age that reflect more of a
Family atmosphere.
-Children and Families receive individualized
attention.
-Siblings can stay together.
-Small-group environment.
-Available schedules are more flexible for
parents who have unusual work schedules.
Interested
in Becoming an FCC Provider:
No experience is necessary to
become an FCC Provider.
However, you must be at least 18 years of age,
be able to speak, read, and write in the English
Language, complete all required training, and
satisfactorily complete all background checks and Home
inspections.
Need
more information?
Please
contact Ms. Janet Cass, FCC Director, at 520-533-2498
or by email at janet.e.cass.civ@mail.mil.
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