All Our Kin serves over 400 family child care providers in New Haven, Bridgeport, Norwalk, Stamford, and surrounding towns. These educators, many.

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All Our Kin serves over 400 family child care providers in New Haven, Bridgeport, Norwalk, Stamford, and surrounding towns. These educators, many of whom are parents themselves, have the capacity to serve over 2,400 children in our community.

Family Child Care Network Support all providers through professional development and coaching Early Head Start Full range of services to the neediest children Tool Kit Licensing Help new providers get started and become licensed Beginner Improving Strengthened Knowledge Dissemination Train other agencies on generating quality practice

Streamlines licensing process Incentive-based approach Caregivers join a professional community

Educational consultation and program visits from master teachers Child Development Associate (CDA) training Workshop series Scholarships for college courses Business training and technical assistance Networking and peer mentoring Annual conference

All Our Kin’s approach is founded on a strength-based philosophy that views family child care providers as partners. We invest significant resources in helping providers reach levels of quality that are not only high but sustainable in the long run.

Take a strength-based approach founded on respect and reciprocity Hold ourselves to a standard of excellence Take a holistic approach to both caregivers and families

Find and leverage existing community strengths Build on family child care providers’ relationships with parents in order to link families to existing resources

Structured to work for providers’ real lives Providers feel welcomed and valued Best practices in adult learning ; high-quality content and trainers Curriculum tailored to FCC programs

Offerings reflect requests from providers and needs observed by staff Leveraging local resources Continuous learning and development encouraged for both providers and staff

The Outcomes of All Our Kin’s Model:

The Outcomes of All Our Kin’s Model: Between 2000 and 2011, Connecticut lost nearly 34% of its family child care programs. In New Haven, the number of licensed family child cares increased by 74% thanks to All Our Kin’s efforts.

The Outcomes of All Our Kin’s Model:

The Outcomes of All Our Kin’s Model:

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