Home Away From Home Family Day Care Agency

FAQ's

What is Home Day Care?

Approved family home day care is care providers that offer child care in their homes through a licensed agency. The agency is licensed through the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD). The program is monitored through the DEECD and following rules and regulations that are required to be maintained.

Benefits for Providers

What is Home Day Care?

Care Providers that are through a licensed agency, are offered and able to offer:

Equipment, toys, resource books, story books, etc are available to borrow for FREE
PAID professional development
Play groups
Planned visits by your consultant in your home for children’s activities and to offer support for the care provider
Ability to take children who are on Government Subsidy
And much more …

Benefits for Families

What is Home Day Care?

Benefits for Families

Parents who choose an approved home day care can experience:

Interaction for children through play groups with other child care providers and children
Monitored visits through the agency to ensure compliance
Ability to use/access the Government Subsidy program
A home like setting
Smaller group sizes
Less illness
And much more ….

Mission and Philosphy Statements

Mission Statement

Philosophy Statement

The mission of our Family Home Day Care Agency:

For Parents Our mission:

To provide a worry-free environment where child care is affordable and readily available.
To offer assistance in finding appropriate child care to meet your needs
To offer child care services for children from birth to age 12

For Children Our mission:

To provide a safe learning environment in which children feel comfortable and to provide opportunities for them to learn freely and at their own pace

For Care Providers Our mission:

To enable child care providers to offer a successful child care program and run a successful business
To be available to offer resources, answer questions, and be an available support system for them
To enable them to offer and deliver a quality child care service

For Community Our Mission:

To provide the best child care services available. We will work together with others in the child care profession to provide the best opportunities for the children entrusted to our care.

Philosophy Statement

Our Family Home Day Care Agency believes that children learn through play, at an individual pace, when opportunities are made available. Activities to promote this include small and large manipulative activities, free play, structured activities, group time and outdoor play when suitable. Children need opportunities for interaction with other children and adults. The agency encourages interaction between children, care providers, parents, the agency and the community.