Generations of Kids Get Their Smarts and Their Resilience in Home-Based Child Care

Children and a teacher do arts and crafts at a table with glue, markers, and bins in a colorful classroom.

Author Anne Vilen spoke with parents, providers, and even children to learn how home-based child care meets the developmental needs of children. This publication highlights how home-based child care supports children through each developmental stage while being an essential support for working families. 

After a YouTuber posted a video claiming that Minnesota child care centers receiving public funding were not providing services to children, the federal government froze child care funding for five majority-Democratic states.
Although we celebrate Provider Appreciation Day one day a year, the home-based child care providers who care for our children earn our gratitude and support every single day, every single moment of the year.
Hayley Village, a home-based child care provider in San Mateo County, California, shares her experience with unaffordable housing and what it means to have to relocate her family and her business.