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The Infant/Toddler & School-Age Child Care Institute
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Supporting Family Child Care
Providers Serving Mixed-Age Groups
The Infant/Toddler & School-Age Child Care Institute
May 23, 2018
National Center on Afterschool and Summer Enrichment
Child Care State Capacity Building Center
National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance
Susan O’Connor
Senior TTA Specialist, National Center on
Afterschool and Summer Enrichment
Tina Jiminez
Infant/Toddler Specialist, Region VIII,
State Capacity Building Center
Dr. Ellaine B. Miller, PhD
Director of Family Child Care Programs
Clinical Associate Professor
Auburn University, Auburn, AL2
Introductions
Session Goals
Identify what family child care (FCC) providers need to keep in mind to reach the individual needs of children from infancy through school age
Share promising practices and resources for supporting FCC providers in building supportive environments for children of all ages
Explore ways our state professional development systems can support FCC providers around mixed-age programming
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Action Plan
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The Infant/Toddler & School-Age Child Care Institute
Why Is It Important to Focus on
Family Child Care?
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Advantages of Family Child Care
(Bromer, 2016)
Children
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Single caregiver
Family setting
Nurturing and responsive
Parents
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Convenient, flexible, and affordable
Siblings together
Familiar language and culture
Community
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Economic asset
Continuity of care
Social asset
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30 percent of infants in
subsidized child care were in FCC
(Office of Child Care, 2015)*
26 percent of toddlers in
subsidized child care were in FCC
(Office of Child Care, 2015)*
Percentage of Infants and Toddlers in
Subsidized Child Care in FCC, 2015
*Combined child home, family home, and group home data.
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Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services. (2015). FY 2015 final data table 13 – Average monthly percentages of children in child care
by age category and care type. Published March 2018
Link: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/occ/resource/fy-2015-final-data-table-13
Percentage of School-Age Children in
Subsidized Child Care in FCC, 2015
26 percent of school-
age children in
subsidized child care
were in FCC
Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services. (2015). FY 2015 final data table 13 – Average monthly percentages of children in child care
by age category and care type. Published March 2018
Link: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/occ/resource/fy-2015-final-data-table-13
Challenges of Family Child Care
(Bromer, 2016)
Multiple standards and regulations
Isolation
Lack of access to information and resources
Role burden
Long hours
Mixed-age groups
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The Infant/Toddler & School-Age Child Care Institute
How Can We Support FCC Providers
Caring for Mixed-Age Groups?
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Infants and Toddlers Need…
Caregivers who understand the rapid
developmental shifts that occur from birth to
age 3
Individualized care that is responsive to their
needs
Caregivers who partner
with families and who
provide care in a culturally
responsive manner
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School-Age Children Need…
Focus on voice and choice
School-age-specific space and activities
Learning stations for science, math, literacy, arts
Listening station for books and music
Project-based and
community service
learning
Online activities
Homework support
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Family Child Care Supports
Coaching and consultation
Relationship-based professional development
Peer and community connections
Business supports
(National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance, 2017)
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Characteristics of High-Quality Networks
Child- and family-focused services for providers
Sufficient funding
Network staff with specialized training
A combination of supports, including coaching or
mentoring paired with peer-group supports
An approach that is tailored and respectful of
providers’ individual needs
(Bromer, Van Haitsma, Daley, & Modigliani, 2008)
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The Infant/Toddler & School-Age Child Care Institute
Strategies for Working
with Mixed-Age Groups
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Considerations for Working with Mixed-Age
Groups in Family Child Care
Environment and materials
Meet a wide range of developmental needs
Promote safety
Flexible schedules
Identify “must do” activities and plan transitions
Consider the needs of all age groups
Planning ahead
Expect the unexpected
Collaborate with families
Consider opportunities for peer-to-peer learning
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Group Activity and Action Planning
Review the scenario and
share strategies with your
tablemates
Be prepared to share
discussion highlights and
one strategy with the
larger group
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Evaluation
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Child Care and Early Education Research Connections. (n.d.). Quality
improvement in home-based child care settings: Research resources to
inform policy (updated 2016). Retrieved from
http://www.researchconnections.org/childcare/resources/30913/pdf
Office of Child Care. (n.d.). National resources about family child care
[Web page]. Retrieved from https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/national-
resources-family-child-care
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. (2016). Characteristics of
home-based early care and education providers: Initial findings from the
National Survey of Early Care and Education. Retrieved from
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/characteristics-home-based-early-
care-education-findings-national-survey-early-care-and-education
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Resources
Jackson, M., & Bryan, L. (2016). Supply building strategies to meet the needs
of family child care. Retrieved from https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/ncase-
resource-library/supply-building-strategies-meet-needs-family-child-care
National Center for Quality Afterschool. (n.d.). Curriculum databases [Web
page]. Retrieved from http://www.sedl.org/afterschool/resources/curriculum
National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance. (2017). Developing a
staffed family child care network: A technical assistance manual. Retrieved
from
https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/public/sfccn_ta_manual_final_
2.pdf
SEDL. (n.d.). Homework [Web page]. In Afterschool Training Toolkit [Online
resource]. Retrieved from
http://www.sedl.org/afterschool/toolkits/about_toolkits.html?tab=homework
You for Youth. (n.d.). Homework: Why homework in afterschool is important
[Web page]. Retrieved from https://y4y.ed.gov/tools/homework
Resources
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Bromer, J. (2016). Family child care quality improvement: A new conceptual model for support
[Erikson Institute PowerPoint slides]. Presented at the National Center on Early Childhood
Quality Assurance’s Supporting Continuous Quality Improvement in Family Child Care peer
learning group webinar on June 14, 2016 (slides 19–39). Retrieved from
http://www.qrisnetwork.org/sites/all/files/session/presentations/FCCPLG1PPT.pdf
Bromer, J., Van Haitsma, M., Daley, K., & Modigliani, K. (2008). Staffed support networks and quality
in family child care: Findings from the family child care network impact study: Executive
summary. Retrieved from http://www.erikson.edu/wp-
content/uploads/fccnetwork_execsummary1.pdf
National Center on Afterschool and Summer Enrichment. (n.d.). State school-age data profiles
database. Retrieved from https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/school-age-profiles
National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance. (2017). Developing a staffed family child
care network: A technical assistance manual. Retrieved from
https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/public/sfccn_ta_manual_final_2.pdf
Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services. (n.d.). Family child care brief. Retrieved from
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/occ/occ_fcc_brief.pdf
Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services. (2015). FY 2014 final data table 13 – Average monthly percentages of
children in child care by age category and care type. Retrieved from
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/occ/resource/fy-2014-final-data-table-13
References
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Infant/Toddler Resource Guide
Child Care State Capacity Building Center, a service of the Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.). Infant/toddler resource guide [Webpage].
Retrieved from https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/infant-toddler-resource-guide
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