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
Families and child care providers are being squeezed as pandemic-era supports expire and federal funding stalls. Across the country, home-based providers are struggling to stay open amid lower reimbursements and rising costs. Without stronger federal investment in the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), tens of thousands of children could lose access to care.
Carmela is a family, friend and neighbor caregiver who is proud of her Hispanic heritage. Learn more about how her Hispanic heritage shapes her work as a HBCC caregiver in this blog.