Accreditation Funding for Family Day Home Agencies

April 1, 2011 - Important Accreditation Funding Guide Updates

The Alberta Child Care Accreditation Funding Program Guides have been revised and contain important updates in the areas of quality funding, professional development funding and accredited program asset sales.
Read the Guide For Family Day Home Agencies for the latest information about rates, procedures, and eligibility requirements for all types of child care accreditation funding grants including:
  • Quality Funding Grant
  • Provider Support Funding (wage top-up)
  • Family Child Care Consultant Funding (wage top-up) - previously referred to as Home Visitor Funding
  • Benefit Contribution Grant
  • Professional Development Grant
  • Child Care Staff Attraction Incentive Allowance

More information on accreditation funding and programs

Overview of Family Day Home Accreditation Funding - an outline of the accreditation funding for contracted family day home agencies.

Family Day Home Training Requirements - more information about training requirements for family day home providers, to ensure they understand their duties and responsibilities and to meet the needs of the children and families that they serve.

Staff Attraction Incentive Allowance  – to assist child care programs to attract higher levels of certified staff, effective April 1, 2009 the Staff Attraction Incentive Allowance is offered under the Alberta Child Care Accreditation Funding Program to staff certified as child development workers and supervisors.