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Providers United
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Providers
United
Providing
Quality daycare and Creating Economic Opportunity in the Northwest Bronx
Overview
Providers United is a network of over 30 family daycare providers working
in the Northwest Bronx. Based on community input concerning the
shortage of regular childcare in their neighborhoods, family daycare
providers began organizing and building a network to improve and expand
the supply of childcare in the Northwest Bronx. Today the network
provides technical assistance to providers, makes recommendations to their
programs, provide training and evaluation, observes children with
providers and helps foster the professional development of each provider
member.
What is Family Daycare?
Family daycare is the ongoing care of more than two children in a
caregiver's home for more than three hours a day. Family daycare is
distinct from babysitting in that the caregiver's are licensed through the
Department of Health to provide quality care for children. Quality
care means: nurturing caregivers providing a safe, healthy, stable
environment. Our providers are knowledgeable concerning children's
development and only accept small numbers of children to ensure that each
child receives individual attention. Many studies have demonstrated
an association between childcare quality and children's development - the
better the quality of care in these formative years, the better children
fare. The characteristics that equip children to be successful
in school are formed early in life. Providers United family daycare
program offers children educational curriculums which focus on reading and
math readiness. The aim of the program is to foster in children the
characteristics necessary to become successful learners before they enter
school. These characteristics include confidence, curiosity, self
control and the capacity to communicate and be cooperative.
Reasons to Choose Providers United Childcare Services
 Your child will be in a structured
homelike environment where he or she will relate to a single
caregiver and receive individual attention.
Your child will be an important part
of a small group setting and eat nutritious meals.
Because family daycare providers care
for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years, siblings can stay together
Caregivers are required to receive 15
hours of training in each subsequent two year period.
They must provide references and a
health form for themselves and other members of their household.
They must also agree to be cleared
through the State's Child Abuse Registry.
 All providers are registered and are
members of a network.
All homes of Providers United are
monitored to ensure compliance with all safety and health regulations
Providers accept BEGIN vouchers, ACD
vouchers and private payments.
Flexible hours and after school
pickups.
Reasons to Join Providers United Network
Receive technical assistance about
childcare issues, applications, food programs, home visits, educational activities,
and much more.
Receive economical assistance for
your small business through the "Trickle Up Program."
FDC providers receive 30 hours of
training, in Spanish or English, in order to renew their license.
Receive video conference training
that count towards FDC's 30 hours license renewal, every
month. Topics include: child abuse prevention, child
development and much more.
Receive support and insight by
participating in informal childcare support group of other providers.
Receive our reading readiness program
three times a week for your children from students from Fordham
University. Fordham University students will also provide follow up
activities, which include arts and crafts, puppetry, painting and much
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