Family Child Care

Our Family Child Care (FCC) educators are home-based educators licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care located in Lawrence and Methuen. They are visited by The Community Group staff, and receive training and development at regularly occurring meetings.

Homes in our Family Child Care network offer learning in a nurturing, small group setting. Professional educators chosen for their experience and understanding of child development work with infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school age children. Individual attention, flexible hours, a variety of locations, and a nursery school large group experience for preschoolers are all benefits of the program.

Educators also hold the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential or are enrolled in a college degree program. The CDA credentialing program marks the ability to meet the specific needs of children and work with parents and other adults to nurture children’s physical, social, emotional, and intellectual growth in a child development framework. Many of the network’s providers are also bilingual in Spanish and English.

What is Family Child Care (FCC)?

FCC is early education and care takes place in a provider’s home. Family child care programs can serve children ranging in age from infancy through school age. These programs typically accommodate a maximum of six children or, with the support of an assistant, up to ten children.