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The following companies provide family child care liability insurance nationally:
American Federation of Daycare Services, Inc. (AFDS)
Thomco Insurance Enterprise, Inc
P.O. Box 440544
3380 Chastain Meadows Parkway, #100
Kennesaw, GA 30144
678-290-2100 [GA]
800-476-4940 [National] Ext. 2115
World Wide Web: http://www.afds.com
IMC, Inc.
Insurance Marketing Center
14500 Burnhaven Drive, Suite 135
Burnville, MN 55306
952-435-1606 [MN]
800-245-0023 [National]
World Wide Web: http://www.imcgroup.com
Organizations with Additional Resources
The following organizations publish fact sheets and brochures about child care liability insurance issues and concerns:
The Children's Foundation (CF)
725 Fifteenth Street, NW, Suite 505
Washington, DC 20005-2109
202-347-3300
World Wide Web: http://childrensfoundation.net
CF produces many resources for family child care providers. Liability Insurance for Family Child Care Providers, includes basic information about understanding and securing professional family child care liability insurance.
Child Care Action Campaign (CCAC)
330 7th Avenue, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10001
212-239-0138
World Wide Web: http://www.childcareaction.org
CCAC's book, Insuring Your Future: Liability Insurance and Child Care, includes a directory of liability insurers for various child care programs.
Child Care Information Exchange (CCIE)
PO Box 3249
Redmond, WA 98073
800-221-2864
World Wide Web: http://www.childcareexchange.com
Child Care Information Exchange is a bi-monthly magazine for administrators of early childhood programs that features many articles such as:
Risky Business - Questions to Ask Your Liability Insurance Agent and Attorney (March/April 2000);
Buyer's Guide on Liability and Insurance Contacts (Nov./Dec. 1999); and
Liability and Insurance Grab Bag (May/June 1999).
Child Care Law Center (CCLC)
221 Pine Street, Third Floor
San Francisco 94104
415-394-7144
World Wide Web: http://www.childcarelaw.org/
CCLC has many publications on topics for child care providers. Liability Insurance: Insuring Your Program, is an overview of coverage available and how to determine what coverage is right for your program, and Vehicle and Property Insurance: Insuring Your Program provides information on the different types of vehicle and property insurance.
National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)
5202 Pinemont Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84123
801-269-9338
World Wide Web: http://www.nafcc.org
NAFCC has information about liability insurance in their newsletter for members.
National Network for Child Care (NNCC)
World Wide Web: http://www.nncc.org/Maintitles/info.page.html
NNCC has many pertinent resources for family child care providers. Articles of interest on liability insurance are:
Child Care Home: Liability Insurance (available on the Web at http://www.nncc.org/Business/cch.liability.html);
Liability Insurance - Family Child Care Fact Sheet (available on the Web at http://www.nncc.org/Business/liability.ins.html) (also in Spanish); and
Liability Insurance and the Family Child Care Provider (available on the Web at http://www.nncc.org/Business/liabil.ins.fcc.html).
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