Family-Based Child Care
Family-Based Child Care
Family-Based Child Care is a community-based network of educators who offer early education and care to children in a home setting. Educators are licensed by the Department of Early Education and Care, and offer early care and education for children from infancy to school age.
Family-Based Child Care is currently available in Holyoke, Chicopee, Springfield, West Springfield, Westfield, Agawam, Feeding Hills, South Hadley and Wilbraham.
Along with meeting a service need, family income can’t be more than 50% of State Median Income in order to qualify for tuition assistance.
Transportation may be available to participants who:
- Live more than one-half (1/2) mile from the program
- Do not have access to a vehicle
- Do not have access to public transportation
- Have a verified and documented disability/special need that prevents them from transporting their child(ren)
- Have a work schedule that prevents them from transporting their child(ren) to or from care
Make a Payment
Did you know you can now make your child care payment online? Check out our Make a Payment page or go directly to Tuition Express to learn more.
Locations
Become a Family Child Care Educator!
Are you a licensed family child care educator or are you interested in becoming one? Would you like to know more about the benefits of sub-contracting as a family child care educator with VOC? If so, please call our Educator Support Manager for more information.
Norma Cartagena
(413) 552-1559 x306
LOCATIONS
Agawam & Feeding Hills
Chicopee
Easthampton
East Longmeadow
Hadley
Holyoke
Ludlow
Northampton
Palmer
Springfield
Westfield
West Springfield
VOC offers over 30 community programs in a wide variety of areas throughout Hampden County in Western Massachusetts.
VOC and our correspondences are funded with a variety of sources that includes Federal Funds from various departments of the US Health and Human Services, including the Office of Community Services, which are not responsible for or endorse any of the content here.
