Why We Are

The National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) is a nationwide non-profit organization dedicated to promoting high quality child care by strengthening the profession of family child care for nearly one million paid home-based early learning programs serving almost 40% of the 6.7 million children who receive care from a nonrelative on a regular basis.

Since 1982, NAFCC has been supporting family child care throughout the country as educators make the intentional choice to offer high quality early care and education in their homes. NAFCC collaborates with local, state and national organizations to increase the awareness of and improve the quality of family child care.

NAFCC strengthens the profession by advocating for the needs of practitioners and the families they serve, providing an identifiable national voice for all members and promoting a professional accreditation credential which recognizes and encourages high quality care and education in home-based settings.

Family Child care – Where love and learning are at home!

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We believe that FCC is a foundational part of the early care and education delivery system, and that family child care should be intentionally included in all systems planning including workforce development, community supports, small business supports, and K-12 education. Therefore, there should be:

  • Equal pay for educators regardless of the learning setting
  • Comprehensive services, including mental health resources, should be made accessible to all home-based early learning programs.
  • Quality markers informed by equity and are relevant and applicable to home-based settings
  • Standards designed with practitioners from home-based settings

Mission

NAFCC supports and leverages a nationwide network of providers and partners in expanding and promoting the power of family child care, by connecting practice, policy, and research. We promote quality reflective of diverse, dynamic early childhood professionals and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children in home-based settings.

Vision

NAFCC seeks to amplify the authentic voice of our members to attract supporters, and ultimately improve the quality and state of early care and education.

Guiding Values

  • We serve our members and the family child care field at large
  • We work in partnership to advocate for the setting
  • We strive to eliminate bias and enhance diversity in the voices we lift to advance the mission
  • We determine what is right and how to do it, to advance educational success for ALL children

Staff

Erica Phillips

Erica Phillips

Executive Director

Policy and Administration

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Yesenia Robles-Brown

Chief of Staff
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Daniel Roberts

Daniel Roberts

Office Manager/ Executive Assistant

Accreditation

Zekanya

Zakenya Neely

Director of Strategic Partnerships and Market Solutions

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Rosa Valenzuela

Executive Assistant of Quality Standards and Recognition
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Mischell Davis

Mischell Davis

Executive Assistant of Quality Standards and Recognition

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Monique Tavarez

Monique Tavarez

Accreditation Customer Service Specialist
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Kelly

Cynthia “Cindy” Kelly

Accreditation Operations Manager

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Andrea

Andrea Maldonado

Director of Quality Assessment and Recognition

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Membership and Communications

Francia Wisnewski

Francia Wisnewski

Director of Membership and Community Engagement
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Eboni Delaney

Member Relations and Policy Support Manager

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Violeta Coppa

Membership and Community Engagement Specialist
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Professional Development

Dezire'e

Dezire’e Mattocks M.Ed., Ed.S.

Director of Professional Development

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Consultants

Jerletha McDonald

Jerletha McDonald

Communications Consultant

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Leticia Mederos

Leticia Mederos

Policy Consultant

Ellaine Miller

Dr. Ellaine Miller

Board President

Tiffany Taylor

Tiffany Taylor

Membership Delegate
New York

Corinne Carr

Corrine Carr

Secretary
Kansas

Tammy

Tammy Dannhoff

Vice President
Wisconsin

jonathan paul

Jonathan Paul, Ph.D.

NAFCC Treasurer
Massachusetts

laura buttler

Laura Butler

Member at Large
Vermont

benu chhabra

Benu Chhabra

Member at Large
California

marica cox

Marica Cox Mitchell

Member at Large
Washington, DC

yessika magdeleno

Yessika Magdeleno

Member at Large
California

mary muhs

Mary Muhs, Ed.D.

Member at Large
Minnesota

crystasany turner

Crystasany R. Turner, Ph.D.

Member at Large
Wisconsin

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Dr. Valora Washington

Special Advisor to the Board