About Us

The Family Home Child Care Association was established in November 1972 to promote higher standards in family home childcare.

About Us

Current CRFHCCA Board Members:

President: Becca English

Vice President: Brenda O'Brian

Treasurer: Kim Wink

Secretary: Stephanie Smith


The FHCCA has established the following as its primary objectives:

Unity of action of child development home care.

Closer understanding between child development home providers, child development home consumers, the Department of Human Services, and all others interested in community childcare.

Share ideas and mutual interest in child development home care with other child development home providers and all others interested in community childcare.

To promote high standards in registration requirements for child development home providers.

Promote the enforcement of child development home provider regulations outlined by the Iowa Department of Human Services.

Free Childcare Trainings (Cedar Rapids Area)


We offer trainings that are approved through the Iowa Health and Human services. Our trainers are professionals from the community that present educational programs in health, safety, communication, professional development, child behavior, program management and community resources. You must be a registered provider to become a member but, our trainings are available to all working in the child development field.

We meet during the following months, January, February, March, August, September and October. Trainings are 2 hours in length and may be virtual or in-person depending on our association partnership. Training is typically 2 hours in length. Trainings are free for association members. All participants must register through ipower.

CRFHCCA accepts PayPal, Check or Cash for membership dues

CRFHCCA accepts the following forms of payments for membership dues: PayPal, Check or Cash.

Non-members payment is only good for the training they have enrolled in. If you cannot attend a scheduled training, payments will not be applied to future trainings.

Please contact CCR&R if you have any training or registration questions at 563-324-3236.

Please Contact Becca English, CRFHCCA President, with any questions about our association email at:

[email protected]

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