TOP STORY>>2013 Little Rock AFB Family Child Care Provider of the Year

By Jacque Johannes
19th Force Support Family Services

Malissa Kaye was recently honored as the 2013 Little Rock Air Force Base Family Child Care Provider of the Year. She has been a licensed provider for more than 13 years and is a dedicated professional. Malissa is a member of the National Association for Family Child Care and is in the process of renewing her NAFCC accreditation. Malissa has a great love for children and was nominated for this award by many of her day care parents and peers. She is the wife of Tech. Sgt. Steven Kaye and has two sons, Austin and Mason.

Malissa has been, and continues to be, a mentor to other FCC providers. She is always available for them to call anytime. Malissa contributes many child care hours with her regular day care children, but also applies an extensive amount of child care hours on nights and weekends through the various expanded child care programs. She makes small daily and weekly goals to keep her child care home the best that it can be and to keep it working efficiently.

Being a family child care provider has allowed Malissa to stay at home and raise her family, provide much needed child care to active-duty personnel and provide extra income for her household. Our child care providers are skilled in providing children a loving environment that complements our provider’s standards and values. Parents choosing a Family Child Care home can leave for work each day, secure in the knowledge that their children are receiving tender loving care from the home environment we offer.