Becoming a Family Child Care Home Provider 

  • Have you thought about caring for children in your home?
  • Do you have small children in your home already and think that you can provide care for two more children as well?
  • Ever wonder if this is a career you’d like to pursue?
  • Did you think that maybe while you are caring for your own children you could care for others and supplement your family’s income?

If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, Action for Children can help. We offer a registration program to potential caregivers in Franklin and Delaware counties in Ohio.  This program supplies the assistance and resources you need to start up the business of child care in your home. Our program highlights the standards of health and safety that parents are looking for when they choose child care.

Get the details on becoming a family child care provider or contact us at provider@actionforchildren.org.

You may also phone our offices:
     Franklin County:  (614) 224-0222
     Delaware County: (740) 369-0649
     TDD/Ohio Relay Service:  (800) 750-0750


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