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 Employment
Opportunity: Become a Family Child Care Professional! Operate your own
home-based business, set your own hours, be with your children and care for
other children in your home. YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!To operate an FCC
home, applicants must meet numerous requirements. In addition to thorough
background screenings performed by Security Police, Housing, OSI, Life
Skills, and Family Advocacy, applicants are required to obtain liability
insurance and must pass home inspections which include Health, Fire, and
Safety components. Applicants must also complete an orientation training,
part of which includes instruction of AF guidelines and certification in
First Aid and CPR. This is the beginning of an on-going training program
which FCC providers are required to participate in. The training includes a
15 module program that covers the following early childhood functional
areas: safety, health, learning environment, physical, cognitive
communication, creativity, self, social, guidance, families, program
management, and professionalism.
The FCC Panel, which includes the Deputy Support Group Commander, the
Services Squadron Commander, and the Family Member Support Flight Chief,
reviews all application packets. Those applicants who have successfully
completed all requirements are recommended for licensing and are then
forwarded on for final approval by the Mission Support Group Commander.
To ensure that high standards and quality are maintained in the FCC
homes, each home undergoes unannounced observations by the FCC Coordinators
and the providers conduct self-assessments that are verified by the
Coordinators during their observations.
The FCC program also offers a Resource Center to all licensed Providers.
This center provides a variety of equipment, supplies, materials,
indoor/outdoor toys, and games for use in FCC homes. This center benefits
both the provider and the children in their care by providing access to
items that may not otherwise be affordable.
Licensed FCC Providers are welcome to participate in the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food program which reimburses them for
serving nutritious meals. For more information about the USDA Food Program,
call 723-2604.
The FCC Program publishes and continuously updates an FCC Provider List
for those parents seeking child care in an FCC home.
The FCC program accepts children, employment of staff, and
approval of providers with chronic health problems This list can be
obtained at several locations throughout the base, to include Housing,
Airmen and Family Readiness Center, CPO, HRO, Lodging, CDC, and FCC.
For more information about the FCC Program, licensing for FCC
Providers, or to obtain an FCC Provider List, please call 723-6662 or stop
by our office at 201 Missile Ave.
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