Satellite Family Child Care is a not-for-profit program which supports approximately 100 family child care homes located in Madison , Wisconsin and surrounding communities. Family Child Care Providers care for small groups of children in their homes. Children spend their days in a home environment and establish a caring relationship with a consistent provider. Each Satellite program is unique. Satellite consultants work with each provider to maintain an environment which enhances the emotional, physical, social, and intellectual development of each child.
All Satellite providers work to meet the standards of quality established by the City of Madison Office of Community Services, which is called Madison Accreditation. Satellite maintains a toy and equipment loan program, provides training opportunities for providers and parents, sponsors an annual child care conference, and offers monthly support groups for providers. They also offer respite care, which is substitute care for providers who need to take scheduled time off for a doctor’s appointment, training, etc.Satellite Family Child Care’s mission is to promote high-quality care, education and support for children and families by building and maintaining a multi-faceted system for accredited family child care providers.
For more information, please visit http://www.satellitefcc.com