Why affiliate with Family and Child Care Connections?
Family and Child Care Connections supports family child care providers in the St. John’s and surrounding areas meet their goal to provide quality family child care.
Affiliating and becoming approved with our Family Child Care Agency offers many benefits, services and supports including:
Training and Professional Development
Home Visitors
Family Child Care Registry
Toy, Equipment and Lending Libraries
Drop-in playgroups and transportation to these playgroups
Networking opportunities
The Provincial Government of Newfoundland and Labrador provides individually licensed or agency approved family child care providers with an annual $500.00 equipment grant to each and has just recently announced a $1,500.00 start-up grant to those providers meeting the same criteria. Family Child Care Providers under a regulated system are now able to access an Education Supplement with specific qualifications.