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Earn
Income at Home: Become a
Family Child Care Provider with Help from 4C
Opportunity
for stay-at-home parents to build a business and stay involved with
children
CINCINNATI
(April 21, 2008)—Are
you looking for a way to remain at home with your child but wondering
if the family budget can survive? A family child care business might
be just the thing for you, allowing you to stay home with an infant
or preschooler, while earning additional family income.
"4C can
help family child care providers get started and will provide continued
support every step of the way," says Annetta Rutland, 4C's
director of Family Child Care Services. 4C, this area's child care
resource and referral agency, offers free referrals to providers
and for parents looking for child care.
A family child
care provider is anyone who cares for a child for payment on a regular
basis. Providers are self-employed and can stay at home while increasing
family earnings. This in-home business offers providers the opportunity
to set their own flexible schedules. In addition, providers can
set their own fees, which usually range from $80-$140 weekly per
child, according to the 4C family child care database.
Christy Lewis,
a local family child care provider, has received assistance from
4C to continue her education. She recently completed the 4C Child
Development Associate degree program in collaboration with the University
of Cincinnati. "4C has been helpful in guiding me in the right
direction with workshops and earning my CDA," says Lewis. "Whenever
I call 4C, they quickly find answers to my questions and have helped
me find parents with children that need care. Parents like to know
that I'm affiliated with 4C."
For Ohio…
Anyone interested in becoming a family child care provider in Ohio
can call 4C to learn about next steps. They will then receive a
packet of detailed information in the mail about what must be done
to meet the 4C 20 Minimum Health and Safety Standards required before
a provider can be included on the 4C provider registry. This will
include arranging for a criminal background check and then scheduling
a time for a counselor from 4C to conduct an initial home visit.
Once 4C's minimum standards have been met, the family child care
provider will be listed for referrals to parents looking for child
care, receive monthly newsletters and have opportunities for trainings
and group insurance plans.
For N. Kentucky…
Anyone interested in becoming a family child care provider in Northern
Kentucky can call 4C to learn about next steps. They will then receive
an application and packet of detailed information on becoming state
certified, and 4C specialists can offer assistance with this process.
Upon becoming state certified, the family child care provider can
be listed with 4C for referrals to parents looking for child care,
to receive newsletters and to learn about training opportunities.
If you are
interested in learning more about becoming a family child care provider,
call 4C and ask to speak with your county's specialist. In Southwest
Ohio, call 513-221-0033 and in Northern Kentucky, call 859-781-3511.
For more information about 4C, visit www.4CforChildren.org.
4C, this area's
leading child care coordinating agency, serves a 23-county area
in Southwest Ohio, the Miami Valley and Northern Kentucky. Funding
is provided in part by United Way, the City of Cincinnati, the Ohio
Department of Job and Family Services and the Kentucky Cabinet for
Health and Family Services, Division of Child Care.
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For more
information or to schedule an interview with someone from 4C or
with a parent running a successful home child care business, contact
Amy Gorga, 4C Communications Coordinator, at (513) 758-1310 or agorga@4CforChildren.org.
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