In 2024, Home Grown created the Home Grown Emergency Fund for Severe Weather and National Disasters to support home-based child care providers impacted by these events. This work provides an overview of the first emergency fund for severe weather and national disasters specific to HBCC programs in the United States, summarizing findings from a 2025 survey with 164 participants in North Carolina and Florida about their experiences of response and recovery following hurricanes Helene and/or Milton, as well as their experiences with the Home Grown Emergency Fund.
The Emergency Fund for Severe Weather and National Disasters – Learning from North Carolina and Florida
The celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month is particularly important for the early care and education (ECE) field. For over 25 years, Jacqueline Chávez has provided child care to her community as a family child care provider.
La celebración del Mes de la Herencia Hispana es particularmente importante para el sistema del cuidado infantil. Por más de 25 años, Jacqueline Chávez ha brindado cuidado infantil bilingüe a su comunidad como una proveedora de cuidado infantil familiar.
Durante los últimos meses, el equipo de Home Grown ha trabajado con líderes del sector y con nuestras comunidades asesoras para definir un conjunto de principios sobre cómo debería ser un sistema de cuidado infantil universal que integre plenamente el cuidado infantil en entornos domésticos. El resultado es nuestro primer borrador de una visión compartida: Cuidado infantil universal, construido desde el hogar.