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Serving families throughout the HRM since 2009.

Each and every one of our care providers knows that they have the help and support of the Fox Hollow Family Home Agency, we pride ourselves on bringing our parents and children the very best in early childhood education and care.

We are licensed by the Nova Scotia Department of Education to assist care providers who want to set-up a child care business in their own home. 

We provide training, start-up information, resources and support, professional development programs, lending libraries and much more – all done at no cost to a care provider.

Main Objectives

To increase communication between caregivers and to reduce isolation.

To put in place training, support and information services bother caregivers and parents alike.

To increase public awareness of family day care

To act on behalf of a caregiver and to represent their interests and concerns

To assist caregivers in establishing caregiver groups

Assisting Care Providers

We are there at every step of the way, from starting up a Child Care Business to regular monthly support visits helping with parent and child communication, matching families to the programs offered and also helping with advertising.

Support

Reducing Isolation

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Family Mediation

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As part of the Family Home Agency no Care Provider is ever alone, monthly visits by an agency consultant to each provider are just part of what we offer as well as our focus groups and events for children days – all run by our Family Home Consultant.

Reducing Isolation

Support

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Family Mediation

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We help Care Providers manage situations and concerns, acting on their behalf as well as with them and helping to ensure that providers, parents and children are all taken care of.

Family Mediation

Support

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Reducing Isolation

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Some of the way we help and assist our Care Providers

Making sure that any Care Provider is set-up in the right way from the start is imperative, we offer training to ensure that all providers are covered from any incidents or situations that may occur.

Liabilities Training

Lending Library

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Professional Development

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Setting up a Child Care Business is expensive and can sometimes be prohibitive, that’s why the Family Home Agency has set-up the Providers lending library, an extensive library of equipment to get providers set-up and help with actives on a daily basis – all free of charge to our providers.

Lending Library

Liabilities Training

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Professional Development

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All our Providers benefit from workshops and training throughout the city on a wide variety of topics and interests, helping not only to connect with our providers but also continue their own personal development. All training costs are covered by the Agency.

Professional Development

Liabilities Training

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Lending Library

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Support

We are there at every step of the way, from starting up a Child Care Business to regular monthly support visits helping with parent and child communication, matching families to the programs offered and also helping with advertising.

Reducing Isolation

As part of the Family Home Agency no Care Provider is ever alone, monthly visits by an agency consultant to each provider are just part of what we offer as well as our focus groups and events for children days – all run by our Family Home Consultant.

Family Mediation

We help Care Providers manage situations and concerns, acting on their behalf as well as with them and helping to ensure that providers, parents and children are all taken care of.

Liabilities Training

Making sure that any Care Provider is set-up in the right way from the start is imperative, we offer training to ensure that all providers are covered from any incidents or situations that may occur.

Lending Library

Setting up a Child Care Business is expensive and can sometimes be prohibitive, that’s why the Family Home Agency has set-up the Providers lending library, an extensive library of equipment to get providers set-up and help with actives on a daily basis – all free of charge to our providers.

Professional Development

All our Providers benefit from workshops and training throughout the city on a wide variety of topics and interests, helping not only to connect with our providers but also continue their own personal development. All training costs are covered by the Agency.

Some of the way we help and assist our Care Providers

Assisting Care Providers

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Contact Us

If you want to learn more about our Family Agency, please reach out to us. We’d love to connect with you.