Every Day Is Father’s Day at Carleigh’s Place Child Care
Stephen Cutty, a home-based child care provider in California, is one of a small number of male child care providers. He calls running his business “the greatest experience of [his] life.”
Author: Home Grown
The Case for Home-Based: Why States Should Consider Inclusion of Family Child Care Homes in Mixed Delivery Pre-K Systems
Family child care (FCC) is often a first choice for families who prefer to keep their children in mixed-aged groups together in one setting. Many states, however, do not include FCCs in their mixed-delivery system which eliminates this option for most parents. This blog post examines why states should consider including FCC 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.
Making Sense of This Moment: How Is Home-Based Child Care Doing 100 Days Into the Trump Administration?
In the first 100 days of the Trump Administration, we saw sweeping changes to many aspects of American policy and many more have been proposed. This blog post lays out key information to support you in making sense of this moment and taking action to protect yourself and your community and to impact the outcome of the proposed actions.
A Love letter and a Wake-Up Call’: Documentary Films About Child Care Warm Hearts and Spark Action
Home Grown takes a look at how documentaries are changing the narrative about child care work and inspiring policy and regulatory reform. This blog takes a look at two new documentaries Make a Circle and At Home/In Home: Rural Alaska Child Care in Crisis.
Supporting HBCC With Tax Policy
To support home-based child care with tax policy, there are opportunities for organizations to make federal policy asks or for local governments to replicate some existing, successful programs.
Home Grown Values Sustain Positive Change in the Years Ahead
Home Grown’s new values statement underscores the organization’s commitment to reimagining child care policies and systems through collaboration with home-based providers and the communities they serve. Read more.
Uplifting Community Cultural Wealth in Black Communities
Black and Brown communities have historically relied on home-based child care as a form of community cultural wealth and resilience even though this work has been consistently undervalued due to systemic inequities. Recognizing the strengths of providers and caregivers and investing in culturally rooted solutions can help shift the power in decision-making and help strengthen and support home-based child care.
Tomando medidas para apoyar a las familias inmigrantes y a los proveedores y cuidadores de HBCC
Cuando Nayeli1 se mudó a los Estados Unidos desde su ciudad natal en México, ya tenía más de una década de experiencia cuidando niños. Como hija mayor, se esperaba que ayudara a cuidar a sus hermanos menores. Lo que comenzó como un deber se convirtió en vocación amada. Al inmigrar a los EE. UU., Nayeli
Taking Action to Support Immigrant Families & HBCC Providers and Caregivers
The new presidential administration has begun making sweeping changes to immigration policies that will have a detrimental impact on immigrant families and their young children. In this blog post, we share some ways advocates can help immigrant families and colleagues.