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Home Child Care Support Services, City of Hamilton
A service for people looking after children in a home setting.
Home Child Care Support Services is a non-profit group, funded by the Ministry of Children and Youth Services and the City of Hamilton. It is a program of Affiliated Services for Children and Youth in Hamilton. Similar services are also available in the regions of Brant, Niagara and Haldimand-Norfolk.
For Services Outside the Hamilton, Niagara, Brant and Haldimand-Norfolk areas:
There is a charge of $10 for the Home Child Care Support Services Start-up Kit and a charge of $9 for an annual subscription to the "Quiet Times" newsletter. These charges will apply to Canadian residents living outside the city of Hamilton, Niagara, Brant and Haldimand-Norfolk service areas.
Home Child Care Support Services is devoted to providing information, professional education, support and other general services for home child care practitioners.
Contact Information:
| Joyce Minten - Assistant Director |
Address:
Affiliated Services for Children and Youth (ASCY)
526 Upper Paradise Road - Unit A
Hamilton, Ontario
L9C 5E3
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Phone: (905) 574-6876 ext. 226
Fax: (905) 574-8843
E-mail: hccss@cafcc.on.ca
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Information
Start-up Kit:
The Start-up Kit is a step-by-step guide to help individuals who are considering providing care to children in their home. The guide provides information on:
- best practices in home child care
- options available in the Province of Ontario
- rules and regulations in the Province of Ontario
- the business side of home child care
- home safety checklist
- setting up your home child care program
- marketing your home child care business
- communicating with parents
- community resources and supports
- sample policies, procedures, parent agreement and forms
Newsletter:
“Quiet Times” is a newsletter specific to family home child care. It includes a broad range of topics that are beneficial to caregivers operating a home child care business. “Quiet Times” offers:
- Caring for Caregivers
- feature articles on encouragement, motivation, stress management and the humourous side of caregiving.
- Professional Issues
- issues regarding professionalism as a caregiver, articles on child development, positive child guidance, best practices, health and safety and parent/caregiver relationships.
- Resources
- latest information on recommended business practices, programming ideas, tips on healthy eating and nutritious recipes for snacks and meals, etc.
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Professional Education
ASCY offers a range of professional educational opportunities for early learning and child care and home child care practitioners. In addition, there are training workshops specific to family home child care such as:
- Starting Out in Home Child Care
- Making Quality Happen in Family Home Child Care
- First Impressions Count!
- Family Child Care Training Program - Levels One, Two and Three
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Support Services
Telephone warm-line: call the warm-line if...
- you have questions about starting up your own home child care.
- you want information on resources available to home child care practitioners.
- you want to network with other home child care practitioners.
- you need someone to talk to about home child care.
- you are experiencing any difficulties with your home child care.
- you want professional education opportunities for home child care practitioners.
- you have a situation regarding your home child care with which you need help.
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To receive a HCCSS start-up kit and/or the newsletter, please fill in the following form:
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