The goals of the project will be addressed through specific, measurable objectives and activities. Civitan Center will provide coordination and will be the liaison between the project activities, Voices and the Consortium. The local steering committees will be comprised, at a minimum, of representatives from the local public health department, department of human resources, CMA, child care facilities, parents, early intervention, private health care, and cooperative extension. Community assessments are expected to reveal other key stakeholders regarding relative child care to include on the local committee. This is considered to be the start-up period for this initiative which will continue over the life of the Consortium.
Many children are in the care of family, friends, and neighbors while their parents work.
More information is available on the NCCP web site. It is the form of child care about which the least is known, and is, predictably, the least regulated. The Kith and Kin advisory committee discussed the issues surrounding this form of care, as well as a proposed initiative to institute a home visitation and mentor program for these providers. These providers and the children in their care are isolated from other caregivers and other groups of children. Parents may not feel comfortable voicing dissatisfaction to a friend or relative who is doing them a favor.