Home Grown Child Care

Home Grown

A national collaborative of funders, caregivers, and providers working together to advance an inclusive child care system where home-based child care is visible, valued, and well-resourced.

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Leading from Home

Learn about our home-based provider leadership program.

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Home-Based Child Care Fact Sheet

Overview of what qualifies as a home based child care provider in the US, the challenges providers face and our recommendations.

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Building Comprehensive Networks

Comprehensive networks are the connective tissue that joins individual home-based providers to each other and to system infrastructure, including funding and policy.

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Amplifying Provider Voices

Home Grown believes provider, caregiver, and family-driven narratives hold power. Providers, caregivers, and families’ voices lead our messaging and storytelling. This page contains a snapshot of those voices.

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What is Home-Based Child Care?

Home-based child care (HBCC) includes a range of providers, from licensed providers operating small businesses in their homes to care provided by family, friends, and neighbors, all providing a vital service to their communities.

Nationwide, more infants and toddlers are cared for in HBCC than in center-based care.

The Challenge

HBCC providers often do not receive the recognition, resources, and support they need to provide the highest quality care. Federal, state, and local policies are often not supportive of HBCC providers, and in recent years, the number of HBCC providers in the United States has declined.

The Opportunity

Millions of parents choose HBCC for their infants and toddlers because it is often closer to home, more affordable, and more flexible than child care centers. HBCC has the opportunity to be an equalizer for children with fewer opportunities during a critical time in their cognitive, language, social-emotional, and physical development.

Amplifying Provider Voices

Home Grown believes provider, caregiver, and family-driven narratives hold power. Providers, caregivers, and families’ voices lead our messaging and storytelling. Watch, read, share, and commit to joining us in amplifying provider voices.

What is Home-Based Child Care?

The Challenge

The Opportunity

Amplifying Provider Voices

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