Family Child Care Provider's (FCCP's)

Welcome to the 292-BABY Community! In Monroe County there are nearly 1,000 licensed or registered family child care providers and another 3,000 giving care to children in informal settings. In all, they care for nearly 10,000 children.

While the 30 hours of training licensed/registered family child care providers need every two years is the same as their counterparts in centers, their situations are very different. For example, it is very difficult for FCCP’S to attend training during weekdays because substitute care is very difficult for you to find and/or schedule. Recent research has identified isolation as a major concern for family providers.

That is why we are here!!

• • 292-BABY - (292-2229) Call this free telephone service from 7:00 AM to midnight seven days a week to talk live with a registered nurse about any NON-EMERGENCY child-related issue. This is available to everyone. Give the number to your daycare parents to use as well. 
    
  • Early Care and Education – Connects to the website developed by the NYS Council on Children and Families Head Start Collaboration Project to support professional development and improve the quality of early childhood and school-age programs. It is designed to provide a one-stop source of information for those exploring careers in early childhood and school-age programs as well as those already working in the field and looking to advance in their careers. It also contains information that supports the efforts of program directors and others to improve the quality of their programs. Career Development Resource Guide, Training Resource Database Core Body of Knowledge and much more
    
  • Academic Advisement – Talk to a professional academic advisor at MCC about your different options for continuing your education.  Whether you want to take non-credit training or college coursework, any of those advisors can help you determine what professional development you’ll need to achieve your goals.
  • Need TRAINING?  Check these sites below to find information on training opportunities for your license requirements.
    • Family Childcare Satellite Network 
    • Child Care Council, Inc
    • Family Child Care Association of New York State, Inc. (FCCANYS)
    • Rochester Association for the Education of Young Children (RAEYC)
•    $2000 in FREE MONEY
  • Apply for a Educational Incentive Program (EIP) grant, and receive up to $2000 towards professional development training.
    
• EEN (Early Educators' Network)
  • EEN's mission is to promote high quality professional development to all early childhood educators in Greater Rochester.
  • EEN represents YOU, the provider and we need your input and ideas about how to increase or improve your professional development options.
  • REGISTER HERE to have that opportunity to make your idea's known.