This document is intended to support state administrators who are considering how they might use the current Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five opportunity to expand or enhance services for home-based child care by: offering key strategies to build durable systems structures to support home-based child care; indicating how these strategies align with the priorities of ACF as outlined in the notices of funding opportunity; and sharing examples and considerations for how you might approach these strategies in your plans.
Opportunities to Expand Support for HBCC through PDG B-5
The Case for Home-Based: Why States Should Consider Inclusion of Family Child Care Homes in Mixed Delivery Pre-K Systems
Healthy-Me Practices for Mental Wellness
Mental health is especially challenging and important during times of great uncertainty. In this blog post, home-based providers and caregivers share their healthy practices toward positive mental wellness.