Looking for Regulated Family Home Child Care?

Our Agency supports regulated home child care programs, which means child care providers are required to:
- Follow the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development's requirements for safety;
- Offer a nutritious, full-day menu (including morning snack, lunch, and afternoon snack) that follows Canada’s Food Guide;
- Provide educational and engaging programming to support your child's early growth and development;
- Offer subsidized child care spaces to eligible families (earning under $70,000 per year).  For subsidy information, please visit https://www.ednet.ns.ca/.../families/childcaresubsidy.shtml;
- Reduce fees to parents through the Universal Child Care Benefit (https://childcarenovascotia.ca/), which currently means a reduction of $8.25-$8.50 per day for all families, regardless of income.  No application required!; and
- Have monthly in-home visits to ensure they are meeting all requirements of the provincial Day Care Act.

We offer our Family Home Child Care Providers connections, support, ongoing education, and development to offer the best child care possible. This adds up to high-quality, affordable, and accessible child care here in Cape Breton.

Benefits of Choosing Family Home Child Care for Your Child

- All child care providers have current First Aid training;
- All child care providers have current Food Safety training;
- Child Abuse Registry checks and Vulnerable Records Criminal checks are completed following the Day Care Regulations;
- Quality early childhood programming is provided;
- Siblings spend their child care time together in a small group setting of a familiar home environment;
- Lots of flexibility and choice of full-time or part-time child care;
- Financial support to help reduce your costs, including the universal child care fee reduction for all families and information to see if you qualify for provincial child care subsidy (for those earning under $70,000 per year); and
- Regular Parent Committee Meetings to provide input and feedback, connect with other parents using the service, chat with child care providers, and speak directly with Family Place, the agency providing the support and building of Family Home Child Care across Cape Breton.