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Public Service Loan Forgiveness for Home-Based Child Care Providers

Nearly 20% of home-based child care providers carry student loan debt, but they were excluded from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

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How Wendy Advocates as an FFN Caregiver

Wendy Maldonado, FFN provider and advocate, shares why she remains an FFN provider despite the systemic barriers she faces.

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Home Grown Celebrates the Introduction of the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act

Read Home Grown’s statement on the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act and the proposed investments in the Child and Adult Care Food Program.

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Reflections from a Provider Mentor

Chris Nelson, Home Grown’s Provider-in-Residence and a mentor in the Leading From Home initiative, shares her experience mentoring home-based child care providers in the program.

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Introducing the 2022 Leading from Home Provider Leaders

Home Grown is thrilled to introduce the second cohort of provider leaders in our Leading from Home initiative, which empowers providers and families to inform policy decisions and actions.

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The Kids Are Alright: Children (and some Grown-Ups) Explain How Home-Based Child Care Prepared Them for School and Life

Five former home-based child care attendees – ranging from ages 7 to 34 – share about their experiences and why that time was so transformative and instructive.

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Subsidy Access for Home-based Child Care Providers

The Child Care and Development Block Grant program provides child care support for working families. Learn more about how the grant works, how providers can access it, and how policymakers can improve it.

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One Year into the American Rescue Plan Child Care Investment

A look back at one year into the American Rescue Plan child care investment and what to look forward to.

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Generaciones de niños obtienen su inteligencia y resistencia en el cuidado infantil en el hogar

Inscribir a mis hijos en un programa de cuidado infantil en el hogar “fue la mejor decisión que he tomado”, dice Lisa, quien todavía se reúne con muchos otros alumnos para la barbacoa de verano de Benu. Benu “es la mamá de todos”, según Lisa. Ha criado a docenas de niños, se ha convertido en la tía o abuela sustituta de sus padres que trabajan y es maestra mentora para otros proveedores de cuidado infantil en el hogar en California.

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Generations of Kids Get Their Smarts and Their Resilience in Home-Based Child Care

Research has shown that high-quality home-based child care provides children with significant positive lifetime outcomes. Read more about provider Benu Chhabra.