Three years ago, Home Grown convened its inaugural Policy Workgroup. Bringing together home-based child care providers from around the country, the Home Grown Policy Workgroup is a gathering place for home-based provider leaders to reflect on and share feedback about updates to federal and state legislation that will impact their caregiving work. Among the group’s
Throughout the United States, there’s an emphasis on taxes right now, not just because it’s currently income tax season, but also because of the opportunity to rewrite federal tax policy. This year, President Donald Trump’s 2018 major tax code overhaul is set to expire and conversations and advocacy will be taking place to ensure that
“In times of incredible uncertainty,” says Home Grown Executive Director Natalie Renew, “it is reassuring to have values that can guide you.” For just that purpose, 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. “The hardest thing
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.
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.
Family child care providers have a unique ability to celebrate special holidays for the children they care for throughout the year. For Lunar New Year 2025, we spotlighted some of the celebrations happening in HBCC around the country.
At Home Grown, our work and focus are unchanged in 2025: We are working for a future where all children thrive and where the adults closest to our children, namely their parents and care providers, are valued and supported. Learn more about how we plan to persist in our mission.
Home-based child care provider Danithza Baker shares how navigating the aftermath of Hurricane Helene is shaping her hopes for the new year.
Home-based child care providers share how they rest and care for themselves during the often busy and demanding holiday season.
Family child care providers value licensing systems because of how these systems provide accountability and incentivize quality care. In this blog, FCC providers share why they value and respect licensing systems and how that respect can be reciprocated through better representation of providers in those systems.
