Training and Professional Development

We offer other professional development opportunities on a regular basis. Workshops and training are facilitated by agency staff, or in collaboration with qualified individuals, other agencies or educational institutions.

Family Child Care Orientation Training Program

To become approved with our Family Child Care Agency, child care providers must complete Level One of the Family Child Care Orientation Training Program. This training is supportive of daily quality practices in family child care. For more information please contact us.

Professional Development

Family child care providers are required to obtain their Child Care Services Certification. This is acquired through completion of the level one orientation course. To maintain their certification, staff and child care providers must complete 30 hours of professional development every three years or 10 hours per year depending on your level of certification.

Home visitors will help family child care providers design an individual professional development plan. The plan will identify skills the provider would like to develop, and outline the content for professional development, time frame, methods of delivery and evaluation process.

The Family Child Care Agency is committed to promoting quality child care by helping child care providers stay up to date in their skills and new, current and best practices in family child care. Professional learning opportunities are also available through AECENL.

We offer other professional development opportunities on a regular basis. Workshops and training are facilitated by agency staff, or in collaboration with qualified individuals, other agencies or educational institutions.

First Aid

Family and Child Care Connections offers on-site first aid training, free of charge to approved child care providers. The training is approved by the Family Child Care Agency as required by the Child Care legislation.