El Hogar del Niño recognizes the importance of parental choice and the need to ensure high quality across all settings that serve children’s learning and development, including family childcare homes. EHDN offers Early Head Start/Head Start and Child Care services through our Family Child Care Homes (FCCH) program. We currently coordinate one home located around Chicago’s southwest side, Rosa’s Daycare has been a partner since 2001 in which provide services to children ranging from six weeks to five years of age. The family child care setting promotes small group sizes of 5–8 children within the home and offers opportunities for siblings to be cared for together. It also promotes an environment that is comfortable and feels like home, while supporting children’s needs and their learning experiences to the fullest potential.
Program Strengths:
- License & accredited child care provider
- Research-based curriculum
- Offers bilingual programming
- Assists low-income families with baby care items (diapers, wipes and formula)
- Assesses children’s development four times a year using Teaching Strategies Gold with the implementation of the Creative Curriculum for Family Child Care
- Family Child Care Homes are enrolled in the Child and Adult Care Food Program and provide a nutritious breakfast, lunch, and snack
- Provides families with community resources and referrals
Locations:
49th between Kostner and Pulaski