Course Guide

The following chart lists each lesson and all required and non-required activities and resources in this course. Use this as a guide, table of contents, or print it out and use as a checklist to manually keep track of progress through the course. Required activities are marked with a star and must be completed and reviewed by a trainer, coach or administrator. VLS Partner users will utilize the VLS learning management system to track progress towards course certification.

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Within the Focused Topics Valuing & Building Family Child Care course you will learn about:

The strengths of family child care in supporting child & youth development
Onboarding and certification processes for becoming a military family child care provider
Systems of oversight and support for family child care programs
Strategies to mitigate common challenges of home-based care
Characteristics unique to coaching and mentoring family child care providers
Systems, structures, and tools that facilitate the coordinator’s role
Ways to highlight the value of family child providers’ work to the community

Course Outline

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Lsn/Req	Title	Section
1	Valuing & Building Family Child Care: An Introduction
Not required	Getting to Know You	Explore
Not required	Conceptual Model for Quality FCC	Apply
2	Systems of Support and Oversight
Not required	Supporting Providers with Meeting Regulations	Explore
Not required	NAFCC Accreditation Standards	Apply
3	Building a Family Child Care Network
Not required	Recruiting Quality Providers	Explore
Not required	Building a Network Sample Poster	Apply
4	Retaining, Supporting, and Uplifting Providers
Not required	Increasing Visibility	Explore
Not required	Sample Parent-Provider Contract	Apply
5	The Role of the Family Child Care Coordinator
Not required	Individualizing Your Support	Explore
Not required	Family Child Care Provider Self-Reflection	Apply
	Assessments & Tools
Required	End of Course Assessment VLS Assessed: HQ Administrator, Non-Supervisory Specialist, Service Monitor, Installation Administrator, Training & Curriculum Specialist, Program Manager		? Need additional clarification? Click to open the support page for this content.