National Alliance for Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care

Welcome to NAFFNCC


The National Alliance for Family, Friend and Neighbor Child Care (NAFFNCC) is a work group of individuals and organizations that share a common interest in family, friend, and neighbor child care. It consists of a diverse group of practitioners, researchers, and policy makers who are at the forefront of work in this field. NAFFNCC aims to:
  • Influence policies for family friend and neighbor care;
  • Enhance caregivers' access to services;
  • Increase awareness of the role that family, friend and neighbor child care plays in the child care system.

History

In 1999 the Institute for a Child Care Continuum at Bank Street College of Education convened a meeting of representatives of 13 flagship programs from across the country. In the following years, there were 3 national meetings in conjunction with National Association for the Education of Young Children's (NAEYC) Annual Conference. In 2005, the informal steering committee that had coordinated the meetings decided to create a more formal network, and NAFFNCC was established.