Are you thinking about starting a child care business in your home?

• Family child care, defined as the care of five or fewer children in the provider’s home, is a natural choice for many parents.
• Children can interact in small groups in an informal home setting, and there is often the flexibility for extended or non-traditional hours.
• A New Jersey Certificate of Registration for Family Child Care can be obtained through the Office for Children, the state designated family child care sponsoring organization for Bergen County.

Requirements:

• Providers and a substitute must register separately with www.NJCCIS.com
• Provider and substitute must complete 18 hours of trainings:
  • FCC/FFN Orientation - 2 hours, virtual
  • CPR & First Aid - 6 hours ($55.00 - check or money order):
    Contact Andrea Alexander at (201) 640-5356 for more information
  • Health & Safety Basics - 6 hours (virtual, available for free on NJCCIS)
  • Child Abuse & Neglect - 2 hours (virtual, available for free on NJCCIS)
  • Child Development - 2 hours (virtual, available for free on NJCCIS)

• Medical Exam & TB test (Provider & Substitute)
• Identogo FingerPrinting - 18 years & over living in the household must get finger-printed
• Child Abuse Background Check - 14 years & older living in the household
• 2 Character references
• Home inspection