Family Child Care

Pathways for Children contracts with approximately 18 Family Child Care Providers scattered throughout Gloucester and Rockport. Each home is unique and reflects the personality and interests of the Provider. Long considered “just babysitting”, Family Child Care Providers have greatly increased in professionalism and expertise in the last several years. Many of our providers have earned their Child Development Associate (CDA) credential and others have achieved accreditation for their programs through the National Association of Family Child Care.

Family Child Care offers a stimulating and nurturing environment in a warm, homey setting. Each home is licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for up to six children, ages birth to 6. All homes have mixed age groups which further enhances the “family” feeling and offer learning opportunities as older children provide role models for the younger ones, and the youngest learn by observing and interacting with their older peers.

All Pathways providers must prepare and submit a weekly curriculum plan geared toward the unique group of children in their home and their developmental needs. Nutritious and delicious meals are provided, which follow USDA standards. Monthly visits by Pathways’ staff ensure that all children are happy and appropriately placed and that the environment is healthy and safe. Providers are highly aware of the needs of working parents, and realize that an important part of their job is to make the parent feel comfortable leaving their child when they go off to work.

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