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Resources for Family Child Care Providers
Recursos para proveedoras de cuidado hogareño
Resources for Family Child Care Providers
Recursos para proveedoras de cuidado hogareño

Aprenda en Casa/Learn at Home
Home study materials on nutrition education for family childcare providers.

Languages Available:
English and Spanish
Format:
Series of handouts
Purchasing Information:
University of Massachusetts
UMass Extension Bookstore
Draper Hall
40 Campus Center Way
Amherst, MA  01003
Telehone: 413-545-5538
Length:
17 lessons/10 hours

Better Baby Care: A Book for Family Day Care Providers (Revised)
Practical, easy to read information about quality baby care.

Languages Available:
English and Spanish
Format:
Text
Purchasing Information:
The Children's Foundation
Publications Department
725 Fifteenth Street, NW, Suite 505
Washington, DC 20005

Better Baby Care: A Training Course for Family Day Care Providers
This is a 40-hour curriculum for training family child care providers.
Languages Available:
English and Spanish
Format:
Videotape, books, facilitators guide, activity sheets, and handouts
Purchasing Information:
The Children's Foundation
Publications Department
725 Fifteenth Street, NW, Suite 505
Washington, DC 20005

El Comienzo
California Child Care Resource and Referral Network
Complete kit for the family child care provider, including business management and licensing information.  

Languages Available:
Spanish
Format:
Training manual and articles
Purchasing Information:
California Child Care Resource and Referral Network
111 New Montgomery Street, 7th Floor
San Francisco, CA  94105
Telephone: 415-882-0234

Cuatro Pasos a Una Profesión (Second Helping):
An Advanced Enrichment Course for Family Child Care Providers
Path Finders
32 hours of advanced training for family child care providers designed to enhance quality childcare and stimulate professional growth.

Languages Available:
English and Spanish
Format:
Training manuals and trainer's guide
Purchasing Information:
Path Finders
600 SW 29th Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
Telephone: 954-587-6735
Length:
4 module manuals and trainer's guide, approximately 300 pages
Date:
1993

Esto Es Familiar: Una Guía para el Cuidado Infantil Hogereño (A Guide To Family Child Care In Your Home)
California Child Care Resource and Referral Network
A companion to El Comienzo, this introductory guide provides information for the newly licensed family day care provider and addresses issues specifically facing Latino providers.

Languages Available:
Spanish
Format:
Training manual
Purchasing Information:
California Child Care Resource and Referral Network
111 New Montgomery Street, 7th Floor
San Francisco, CA  94105
Telephone: 415-882-0234
Date:
1993

Guía Para el Cuidado Infantil en el Hogar
Janice Bey Dorr
A manual specifically geared for family child care providers, including forms and recommendations for running the business.

Languages Available:
Spanish (English available through other publishers)
Format:
Training manual
Purchasing Information:
Community Day Care Center of Lawrence, Inc.
190 Hampshire Street, Room 302
Lawrence, MA 01840
Telephone: 978-686-4288
Length:
207 pages
Date:
1994

Helping Children Love Themselves and Others: A Professional Handbook for Family Day Care
Anti-bias, multicultural curriculum with activities, bibliography of children books and resources

Languages Available:
English and Spanish
Format:
Handbook, activity sheets, and resource guide
Purchasing Information:
The Children's Foundation
Publications Department
725 Fifteenth Street, NW, Suite 505
Washington, DC 20005

¡Mire Quién Viene a Su Cuidado Infantil Hogareño!
Kathy Zetes
     A guide for family child care providers

Languages Available:
Spanish
Format:
Workbook and activity sheets (cards)
Purchasing Information:
California Child Care Resource and Referral Network
111 New Montgomery Street, 7th floor
San Francisco, CA  94105
Telephone: 415-882-0234
Length:
78 pages
Date:
1999

Tips and Tidbits: A Book for Family Day Care Providers
Janet Gonzalez-Mena
A resource for new providers and refresher for experienced providers.

Languages Available:
English
Format:
Training manual
Purchasing Information:
Redleaf Press
450 N. Syndicate, Suite 5
St. Paul, MN 55104-4125
Toll-free: 1-800-423-8309
International: 651-641-0305
Length:
66 pages

A Trainer's Guide to El Comienzo and Esto Es Familiar: Keys to Training Spanish-Speaking Family Day Care Providers
California Child Care Resource and Referral Network
Offers a step-by- step guide for planning and conducting training. It has been designed to be flexible and adaptable to many kinds of training formats- from home visits or occasional orientation meetings, to workshop series or intensive multi-week courses.

Languages Available:
Spanish
Format:
Training manual
Purchasing Information:
California Child Care Resource and Referral Network
111 New Montgomery Street, 7th floor
San Francisco, CA  94105
Telephone: 415-882-0234
Date:
1994


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