Home Day Care Course
How to Operate a Day Care from Home
Online Certification Training
- Start Anytime, With No Time Limits
- Meets BC Licensing Standards
- WorkBC Approved for Funding
The Home Day Care Course is Fully Responsive
Desktop
Tablet
Phone
Welcome
Questions to Consider
The Pros and Cons of Home Daycare
What Type of Daycare Will You Provide?
What Are the Licensing Rules?
Business Planning
Business Finances
Employer Responsibilities
Marketing Your Business
Networking
What Are Policies and Procedures?
What is a Parent Information Package?
Sample Forms
Keeping Your Families Happy
How to Plan Your Daycare
How to Design Your Daycare Space
Easy Breakfast Recipes
Daycare Lunch Ideas
Daycare Snack Ideas
How to Plan Successful Activity Centres
Setting Up Your Art Centre
Art in Child Care
The Block Centre
Block Activities
Book Centre
Language and Literacy
Learning to Write
Dramatic Play Centre
Music Centre
Sand and Water Centre
Science and Nature Centre
Science in Child Care
Science Activities
Science Experiments for Kids
Active Play
Picnic Ideas
Community Service Ideas
The Day Care Interview
A Child's First Day
Day Care Schedule
Establishing Routines
Circle Time
The Importance of Play
Creating Your Environment
Imagination Games
Let's Play
Play Today Handbook
Kindergarten Readiness
Guidance and Discipline
Guiding Children's Behaviour
Child Development
How to Meet Infant's Needs
Toddlers in Child Care
Preschool Age Children
School Age Children
Special Needs Children
Self Esteem
Child Abuse
Health and Safety
Sneezes and Diseases
Hand Washing
Cleaning
Final Exam
End of Course Survey
Course Available in Over 100 Languages
- Exam Can Be in Your Language
- If Your Language Isn't Listed, We Can Add It!
Receive Government Funding
- Applicants Must Be Active Job Seekers
Taught by Mariah Hunter
- Technical Assistance with Login etc
- Help with Set-Up of Your Language
- Course Content Questions and
- Exam Assistance
Yes, your certificate of completion will be emailed to you immediately after you complete the final exam.
This course, plus your Responsible Adult training and having child safe first aid will qualify you to open a home day care.
You will also need to speak to a licensing officer to have a home inspection if you want to open a licensed day care in your home.
It is possible to have an unlicensed day care in your home, but the amount of children you can look after will be less than if you have a licensed day care.
The minimum age is 19 years.
No; individuals may be trained in a variety of ways – online, in workshops, conferences, seminars or classes offered through local recreation centres, or through working with an experienced child care provider who can share knowledge and skills.
Head Start Online Schools’ training meets the BC Child Care Licensing requirements, and is an accredited provider through ICOES.
No, this is a one-time requirement. However, continuing to update skills and knowledge enhances an individuals ability to provide quality care to individuals.
Call Head Start Online School at 604-426-1243 or email learnwithheadstart@gmail.com.
You can also contact the local health authority community care licensing program and speak with a licensing officer.
Head Start Online School’s online Home Day Care Course is self-paced. This means the course begins when you are ready to login, and you complete the course after you have gone through all the lessons. There are no set dates, no time limits, and you have lifetime access to the training materials.