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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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