Table 4. Overview of delivery of regulated family child care, provider training requirements, and monitoring, by province and territory PT Delivery Training requirements Monitoring and support NL Mixed model: 30-60 hour course, plus 30 hours PD every Agency-based providers: monthly visits and Licensed family three years annual inspection by home visits child care agencies Entry-level certification with classification Individually licensed providers: monthly approve homes, or in family child care visits and annual inspection by staff of providers may be Regional Integrated Health Authorities individually licensed NS Providers 1 of the Canadian Child Care Frequency of home visits not specified; supervised by Federation Family Home Day Care Training agencies receive annual visits from licensed agencies provincial Early Childhood Development Officers PE Individually 30-hour course; 30 hours professional Annual inspections by Department of licensed development every three years Education and Early Childhood Certification as a family child care home Development supervisor or a family child care home program staff NB Individually No requirements Not specified licensed QC Providers are 45-hour course Evaluation every year by the coordinating supervised by a Six hours of professional development office staff family child care every year coordinating office ON Providers No requirements; many agencies provide Agencies conduct quarterly monitoring supervised by training visits; provincial advisors inspect a sample licensed private of homes to ensure compliance with home day care regulations agencies MB Individually Approved 40-hr course from community Three drop-in visits annually; one scheduled licensed college in family child care or early re-licensing visit childhood education within first year of operating. Relevant course work completed in the previous eight years is considered valid. The same requirements apply to group family child care. SK Individually 40- hour introductory course in ECE within Annual re-licensing visit; periodic drop-in licensed one year of becoming licensed. visits 120-hour ECE course for licensees in group family child care within three years of being licensed. Must meet or exceed the qualifications for an ECE I. Six hours of professional development annually. AB Homes approved Agencies required to develop training in Agency staff visit homes monthly; provincial under contract with accordance with Family Day Home staff monitor agencies and homes on a family day home Standards Manual regular basis agencies
Table 4. Overview of delivery of regulated family child care, provider training requirements, and monitoring, by province and territory PT Delivery Training requirements Monitoring and support NL Mixed model: Licensed family child care agencies approve homes, or providers may be individually licensed 30-60 hour course, plus 30 hours PD every three years Entry-level certification with classification in family child care Agency-based providers: monthly visits and annual inspection by home visits Individually licensed providers: monthly visits and annual inspection by staff of Regional Integrated Health Authorities NS Providers supervised by licensed agencies 1 of the Canadian Child Care Federation Family Home Day Care Training Frequency of home visits not specified; agencies receive annual visits from provincial Early Childhood Development Officers PE Individually licensed 30-hour course; 30 hours professional development every three years Certification as a family child care home supervisor or a family child care home program staff Annual inspections by Department of Education and Early Childhood Development NB Individually licensed No requirements Not specified QC Providers are supervised by a family child care coordinating office 45-hour course Six hours of professional development every year Evaluation every year by the coordinating office staff ON Providers supervised by licensed private home day care agencies No requirements; many agencies provide training Agencies conduct quarterly monitoring visits; provincial advisors inspect a sample of homes to ensure compliance with regulations MB Individually licensed Approved 40-hr course from community college in family child care or early childhood education within first year of operating. Relevant course work completed in the previous eight years is considered valid. The same requirements apply to group family child care. Three drop-in visits annually; one scheduled re-licensing visit SK Individually licensed 40- hour introductory course in ECE within one year of becoming licensed. 120-hour ECE course for licensees in group family child care within three years of being licensed. Must meet or exceed the qualifications for an ECE I. Six hours of professional development annually. Annual re-licensing visit; periodic drop-in visits AB Homes approved under contract with family day home agencies Agencies required to develop training in accordance with Family Day Home Standards Manual Agency staff visit homes monthly; provincial staff monitor agencies and homes on a regular basis