Next Best to Home!
Our approved Family Home Child Care Providers offer inclusive, comfortable, developmentally appropriate and regularly monitored home-based child care that is reliable, safe, nurturing, and stimulating so children can meet their full potential.
We are looking for Child Care Providers!
Looking for new homes in Pictou, Antigonish, and Guysborough Counties
Own Your Business & Work with Children in your Home
No Previous Training Required (wage support available for ECEs)
Receive up to $7,500 in Family Home Start-Up Grant Funding
Offer Subsidy & 50% Parent Fee Reductions for Families
Earn an Additional $10/day for each Infant & Toddler in Care
Grant Funding towards Health Benefits & RRSPs Available
Ongoing Access to our Toys & Equipment Lending Library
902-928-2211
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Who we are
Our family home child care agency believes in supporting children, families, and communities.
The Society was founded to meet the need for alternative child care and now proudly provides high quality play-focused early learning for children aged 6 weeks to 12 years in approved Family Child Care Homes in more communities.
We value active learning, multiculturalism, inclusivity, creativity, independence, and parent involvement.
Resource Hub
Explore our Family Home Child Care Society Resource Hub for all of your Child Care needs
Find all your child care documents in one place with application and enrollment forms for Parents and operational forms for Child Care Providers.
Interested in becoming a child care provider? Access our application to start the process and get approved!
Our Programs
Through meaningful play experiences we will build on the natural curiosity and confidence of children.
We are passionate about facilitating opportunities for positive interactions between children, child care providers, staff, parents, families, the agency, our board of directors, and our community stakeholders and partners.
Parents of young children can access child care at an inspected and approved home in their community.
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Our family home child care agency believes in supporting children, families, and communities.