Including Family Child Care in Pre-K Resources

We are excited to partner with NIEER and Erikson to bring meaningful policy and practice tools to the field to pave the way for more inclusion of FCC in pre-K. While these groups bring different perspectives and engage different audiences, they each offer important contributions to support the many system leaders who will be necessary to make bold change to achieve an inclusive and equitable system. Below we share various resources that support the inclusion of FCC in pre-K.

Enriching Public Pre-K Through Inclusion of Family Child Care (EPIC FCC) initiative

Pre-K in Family Child Care Project Team Resources

BLOG – Hidden Treasures: Celebrating and Supporting Family Child Care in Pre-K Systems

Pre-K in Family Child Care Project

Pre-K in Family Child Care Project Team Resources

NIEER Resources

Including Family Child Care (FCC) Programs in Publicly-Funded Pre-K: Conditions for Success

Including Family Child Care in State funded Pre-K Systems

Including Family Child Care in Pre-K Systems: An Update at the Local Level

Estimating the Cost of Supporting Quality

Gunawardena Family Child Care in Altadena, California after the Los Angelos fires.

Up in Flames: It’s a Long, Hard Road to Recovery for Altadena Family Child Care Providers

In January 2025, Home-based child care Francisca Gunawardena provider lost everything in the Los Angeles fires. Today, Francisca is still trying to figure out how to move forward.
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Inspirando la pasión por la naturaleza a través del juego en el cuidado infantil en el hogar

Los educadores de la primera infancia, incluyendo a los proveedores de cuidado infantil a domicilio, en todo el país están explorando maneras de dar vida al mundo natural como aula para los niños. Hablamos con tres proveedores que compartieron cómo incorporan el juego basado en la naturaleza en sus programas.
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Inspiring A Passion for Nature Through Play in Home-based Child Care

Early childhood educators, including home-based child care providers, around the nation are exploring ways to bring the natural world to life as a classroom for children. We spoke with three providers who shared how they incorporate nature-based play in their programs.