Our Partners

The Alliance seeks partnerships from organizations that want to support Family Childcare and recognizes childcare as a valuable component to the early care and education of young children. Our partnerships are created with an emphasis on enhancing the practices of family child care homes, to provide them with professional business technology, child development, health, safety and nutrition training. The assistance created through our partnered programs provides an overall balance of networking, support and OCCL accredited workshops provided for all providers whether they are members or not.

Special thanks to all our partners who make it possible for our members to benefit both professionally and financially.

Health, Safety and Nutrition Food Programs:
Delaware Parent Association 

With this partnership the Delaware Family Child Care Alliance and the Delaware Parents Association are working together to increase the capacity of Family childcare providers who take advantage of the Food Program. Through the partnership providers are educated on the benefits of receiving supplemental resources to provide food. They participate in workshops that will increases their understanding of maintaining a healthy and safe establishment and they will learn about healthy alternatives to junk foods for lunch. For more information, visit: http://www.delparents.org/staff.htm.

Financial Literacy Programs
The Delaware Money School

With this partnership the Delaware Family Child Care Alliance and the Delaware Money School are collaborating to increase the amount of Financial Literacy Training that is currently being offered to providers. Members of the Alliance will be able to participate in the Money School’s “Purses to portfolios” certificate program. After completing 20 hours or more of the money Schools OCCL approved classes and /or community event, participants will earn a “Take chare Delaware Women” certificate and will be eligible for a free computer through Nehemiah gateway. Members can also mix classes taking some of the Money Schools workshops and some of the workshops sponsored by the Alliance.  For more information, visit: http://www.delawaremoneyschool.com/.

S.C.O.R.E. (Service Core of Retired Executives)

With this partnership SCORE will create workshops that cater to the business of the providers. The Workshops will focus on Business planning and procedures for developing professional relationships necessary for conducting positive communications between the provider and their clients.   http://www.scoredelaware.com/.   

Delaware State University
 

For more information, visit: http://www.desu.edu/.

Community Day Nursery

Phone: (302) 652 - 0129

The Community Day Nursery, formed in the 1950's, is a mission of the Community Presbyterian Church.  The nursery serves families that would not ordinarily be able to afford day care for their children. At its inception, the nursery served many of the families that were members of the Community Presbyterian Church and others who resided in or around the Dunleith Community, where the church is located.

The nursery has the reputation of sending students to first grade with one of the highest levels of preparedness in the county. In years past, the vast majority of the students leaving the nursery and going to first grade performed at higher achievement levels in the regular school academic programs. The nursery, albeit a mission of the church, is non-secular and has a high degree of autonomy in serving the needs of parents and students. The nursery staff and director report directly to a separate board of directors and not to the church staff or administration. There is a high degree of support by the Presbytery and the Community Presbyterian Church congregation for the programs and activities of the nursery.

The Presbyterian Church supported the formation of the Delaware Family Childcare Alliance by funding its start up though the Speer Trust, a Presbyterian Foundation. Community Day Nursery is an ally and a member of the Alliance.

Costco

Costco is offering Delaware Family Child Care Alliance members the chance to become Costco Wholesale Business Members. The membership fee is $50 per year and includes a free card for someone else in your household. 

Benefits for you:

• Everyday low prices on the food you need to run your business.
• Customized Delaware Family Childcare Alliance Fax and Pull list shows you the current price on hundreds of items to help you order by fax and speed up your shopping at check out.
• Your Shopping history is available to you for audit compliance with the USDA.
• Dozens of special services that matter to you from check printing to home and auto insurance to credit reports and monitoring and many more.
• Full Service Pharmacy with some of the best pricing available anywhere.
• Introductory $10 cash card with paid membership exclusive to Delaware Family Childcare Alliance members.100% money back guarantee on all your purchases and your membership at any time.