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EEC outlines plan to study and support family, friend and neighbor caregivers while weighing regulatory trade-offs
Summary
EEC staff told the Board that family, friend and neighbor (FFN) care is widely used but mostly unregulated, and proposed steps — including a unified application, consumer education, rate review and an FFN advisory committee — to better integrate FFN into the child care system while guarding its informal nature.
The Board of Early Education and Care heard a presentation on family, friend and neighbor care Wednesday as staff laid out findings from a legislative feasibility review and a set of next steps for the agency.
The agency’s Associate Commissioner of Family Community Supports, Hujjat Shahir, and Deputy Commissioner for Family Access and Engagement, Tyrese Nicholas, told the board EEC distinguishes broadly-used FFN care (care provided by relatives, friends or neighbors) from its internal informal child care (ICC) pathway tied to child care financial assistance (CCFA). "FFN care is care that's provided by someone that's a family, that's a that's a family, a friend, or neighbor," Shahir said,…
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