Family Child Care Homes

Family child care homes are programs run by providers in their own home. The environment is a small-group, mixed-age setting. Family child care homes offer care for children from 0-12 years of age. Family child care offers:

• A setting that offers care for a variety of ages
• Part-time schedule options
• Possibly flexible schedules, evening, weekend and overnight care

When looking for a family child care provider, it's important to be comfortable with the home, the children, and the caregiver. When you visit a family child care program, look at the activities the children are doing, see how the children fit in with the rest of the family, check out the space the children have to play in, and ask a lot of questions.

Contact the Kelowna Child Care Resource & Referral Program at 762-3536 to receive your FREE "Choosing Child Care" guide.

Their are two types of family child care:

License Not Required Family Child Care

• Child care provider may care for 2 children unrelated by blood or marriage over and above their own children.
• Home environment for children birth to 12 years; flexible hours and days.
• Members of the Kelowna Child Care Resource and Referal Program have been screened and assessed.

Licensed Family Child Care

• Caregivers who are licensed through the Community Cares Facilities Licensing Branch may care for a maximum of 7 children. There are age restriction within these 7. Please go to the Community Cares Facilities Licensing Branch website for details.
• Home environment for children birth to 12 years; flexible hours and days may vary.