Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care

Improve Family Child Care Ratios and Group Sizes

Online Resources

Information on state policies governing licensing of family child care:

• The National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center (NCCIC), a service of the Child Care Bureau, has multiple online tools and resources, including a table of the Definition of Licensed Family Child Care Homes by state.
• The National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies issued a report in 2008 titled, Leaving Children to Chance: NACCRRA's Ranking of State Standards and Oversight of Small Family Child Care Homes.

 

Information on improving quality of family child care through accreditation:

• The National Association for Family Child Care accredits family child care homes.

 

Research and policy information on family child care generally:

• The Child Welfare League of America's Family Child Care Clearinghouse Project provides information on family child care.
• Child Care and Early Education Research Connections published a family child care literature review and other related resources.

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