Becoming a Registered Family Child Care Provider
Starting a Child Care Business
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.
- IMPORTANT:
- Providers and a substitute must register separately with www.NJCCIS.com
- Provider and substitute must complete 18 hours of trainings (please, see below):
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- ** Identogo FingerPrinting - 18 years & over living in the household must get fingerprinted
- Child Abuse Background Check - 14 years & older living in the household
- FCC/FFN Orientation - (2 hours) -- Mandatory in Person
- CPR & First Aid - 6 hours ($55.00 - check or money order) - Contact Andrea Alexander at (201) 640-5356 for more information
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- Health & Safety Basics - 6 hours (available for free on NJCCIS)
- Child Abuse & Neglect - 2 hours (available for free on NJCCIS)
- Child Development - 2 hours (available for free on NJCCIS)
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- Medical Exam & TB test (Provider & Substitute)
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- Provider and a substitute have the option to take the 10-hour online training with www.NJCCIS.com for FREE.
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- The FCC certificate in New Jersey is only for 5 children at a time
- Get more information to help get you started.
- The Office for Children provides technical assistance, training and referrals for registered family child care providers.
- For additional information and resources, visit the New Jersey Department of Human Services and the National Association for Family Child Care.
- 2021 Child Care Provider Rate Increase
Contact Us
Julie O'BrienDirector |
Office for Children
One Bergen County Plaza • 2nd Floor • Hackensack, NJ 07601-7076
Phone: 201-336-7150 • Fax: 201-336-7155
Office Hours:
Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Call if you need an appointment before or after office hours.
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