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Home-based & Micro-business Programs

1993-2003

Johanna HahnExtension Agent, FCSCity of Newport News PD 21

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Local Issues Affordable, quality child care welfare-to-work initiative home based business

opportunities self-care early childhood education

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Goals & Objectives Increase awareness of what quality

child-care means increase access to quality child-

care promote family home child-care as

a potential “lucrative” business promote licensing and standards of

quality

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Resources and Methods Extension Specialist Social Services personnel Co-workers Local providers Regulators Resource & referral

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Education options Workshop series Newsletters Exhibits Conferences One on one sessions Training manual Satellite downlink programs

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Collaborations Rely on the experts to assist Invitation to contract for services Include providers in planning

programs exhibits and programs at

professional conferences FCS Program sub-committee

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Sources of funding Registration fees for all programs Grant funds from Social Services

$150,000 over 6 years Svoboda Award $ used for

marketing

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What Does This Means More than 50 new family child care

providers earning a decent wage Standardized procedure for recruiting and

training providers Extension FCS Agents known throughout

region as “the” education resource for child-care providers

children are cared for in safe, nurturing environments

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Future plans Emphasize education of clients/parents to

select quality child-care Work with centers to promote continuing

education among staff Promote our programs and outcomes with

public policy makers Building a professional image and

effective business marketing