Home-based child care is the best choice for many parents who work non-traditional hours because they are flexible, accessible, and create a nurturing family atmosphere for children.
Los programas de cuidado infantil en el hogar como el de Pam son a menudo la primera opción de las familias con niños pequeños debido a esta atmósfera familiar y receptividad cultural. Estos niños a menudo son de diversos orígenes económicos, culturales y religiosos. Celebrar su propia herencia navideña y las tradiciones culturales de las familias a las que sirven también fortalece la identidad cultural y el sentido de pertenencia de los niños.
Home-based providers celebrate holidays and the cultural traditions with the families they serve, which strengthens children’s cultural identity and sense of belonging.
Community needs shifted with the pandemic. While the well-being of children remained a priority, the team at La Red saw the impact that COVID-19 was having on mental health and took action.
La falta de estabilidad financiera de los cuidadores, a su vez, socava la disponibilidad de cuidados estables para los niños pequeños, lo que pone en peligro nuestra recuperación económica. Una mayor atención, inclusión y apoyo a los cuidadores FFN es una prioridad urgente.
Greater attention to, inclusion of, and support for Family Friend and Neighbor caregivers is an urgent priority to ensure economic stabilization.
Home Grown believes that Family Child Care providers contribute a vital service and are deserving of the opportunity to access public pre-K funding to further teach the children in their care.
Home Grown recently launched our Building Comprehensive Networks initiative to provide resources and support to groups interested in building comprehensive networks.
As states work to allocate American Rescue Plan funds, Home Grown recognizes the need to continue to champion the stabilization and lasting investment in the child care sector, and home-based child care, in particular.
The COVID-19 pandemic illuminated the need for child care as infrastructure. As families juggled work, job loss, and distance learning, all while taking care of children, we’ve seen something grow in America: the reliance on, respect for, and recognition of home-based child care (HBCC). Yet HBCC remains woefully under-resourced. Now as federal relief dollars begin
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