Home-Based Child Care Fact Sheet

Home-based child care includes a range of providers, from licensed providers operating small businesses in their homes through care provided by family, friends, and neighbors, all providing a vital service to their communities. Our Fact Sheet is an introduction to who qualifies as a home based child care provider in the United States, the challenges providers face in light of COVID-19, and Home Grown’s recommendations for how to ensure home based providers receive the resources and support they need to continue caring for the majority of families in the United States.

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FFN caregivers: community mothers, leaders and anchors 

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Home Grown’s Statement on Early Childhood in the President’s FY 2024 Budget