Family Home Child Care (FHCC) Agencies
Family Home Child Care (FHCC) Agencies can help families find care in a regulated, home-like environment.
FHCC Agencies support individual child care providers who operate early learning and care programs from their own homes.
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Consider a Regulated Family Home Child Care Provider if you are looking for:
- Smaller group sizes of children
- Ability for your multi-age siblings to be cared for together
- Safe and comfortable home environments
- Care providers who engage in up-to-date professional learning opportunities
- Quality programming supported by ECE consultants
- Peace of mind and security
| Agency | Region | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Breton Family Place Resource Centre | Cape Breton | JoAnna LaTulippe-Rochon email: Jlatulippe-rochon@familyplace.ca phone: 902.562.5616 web: https://familyplace.ca |
| Chebucto Family Home Day Care Agency | Halifax Regional Municipality | Jane Hall email: jane@chebuctofamilycentre.ca phone: 902.479.3031 web: http://chebuctofamilycentre.ca |
| East Hants Family Home Child Care | Eastern Hants County & surrounding areas | Sara Walsh-Turner email: easthantsagency@gmail.com phone: 902.805.6296 web: na |
| Family Home Child Care Society | Pictou, Antigonish, and Guysborough Counties | Melissa MacInnis email: edfhccs@gmail.com phone: 902.928.2211 web: https://familyhomechildcare.ca |
| Family Matters Family Home Day Care | Annapolis County & Lunenburg County | Billie-Jo Weir email: Billiejofamilymatters@gmail.com phone: 902.584.2100 web: https://family-matters.ca |
| Fox Hollow Family Child Care Agency | Halifax Regional Municipality | Leanne Thomey email: leannethomey@outlook.com phone: 902.826.2709 web: https://foxhollowfamily.ca/family-agency-contact |
| La Garderie Familiale de Clare | Digby County & surrounding areas Francophone Agency | Colette Saulnier email: lagarderie@bellaliant.com phone: 902.645.2673 web: na |
| Lil’ Jems Family Home Childcare | Tri-County (Yarmouth, Digby, Shelburne) | Jodi MacKinnon-LeBlanc email: ljemsfhca@gmail.com phone: 902.749.0789 web: https://liljemschildcare.ca |
| Giant Steps Family Home Child Care | Halifax Regional Municipality | Jannetta Sparkes email: gsfamilyhome@gmail.com phone: 902.820.4040 web: https://www.giantstepschildrenscentre.ca/contact |
| Home Away From Home Family Home Child Care | Shelburne County, Queens County | Jennifer Sears email: hafhfhdc@gmail.com phone: 902.745.3663 web: https://www.facebook.com/homeawayfromhomefamilydaycareagency |
| Jane Norman College Family Home Child Care | Colchester County & Cumberland County | LeaAnne Joudrey email: leaanne.joudrie@janenorman.ca phone: 902.897.5111 web: https://janenorman.ca |
| Kings County Family Resource Centre | Kings County & Western Hants County | Lianne Philippe email: familyhomechildcare@kcfrc.ca phone: 902.678.5760 web: https://kcfrc.ca |
| Sackville Family Day Care Association | Halifax Regional Municipality | Shelley Mills email: sfdca@live.com phone: 902.864.6363 web: https://www.facebook.com/memorylanefamilyplace |
| YWCA Family Home Child Care | Halifax Regional Municipality | Monique Walsh email: m.walsh@ywcahalifax.com phone: 902.817.4638 web: https://ymcahfx.ca |
Licensed Child Care
Child care centres are licensed and provincially funded programs offering services for children, infants to school-age, dependent on the needs of families.
- The province and CWELCCA financially support service providers and families through grants, including wage support, inclusion funding, infant incentives and fee reductions.
- These programs follow licensing requirements for child care environments.
The Nova Scotia Directory of Licensed Child Care Facilities can help you to locate services in your area.
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Nova Scotia Before and After Program
The Nova Scotia Before and After Program is available to families of children ages 4 to 12, who are enrolled in the Nova Scotia Pre-primary Program or the public education system.
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This fee-based program is delivered by approved child care, municipal recreation or recognized non-profit recreation providers.
The program promotes health, well-being and a physically active lifestyle by focusing on physical literacy, movement and outdoor play.