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Latest Nutrition Payment Rates Shortchange Children and Caregivers (Again)

In July 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture published the required, annual reimbursement updates for CACFP. The small increases are not enough.

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Disability Pride Means Leading with Purpose

My name is Gladys Jones, and I’m the Chief Executive Officer of ECE on the Move. I’m also a child care leader, an advocate, and a person living with a disability.

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Juneteenth: Remembering and Freedom Dreams

As we commemorate Juneteenth, the field of early childhood education has an opportunity to reflect on the enduring relationship between Black women’s caregiving labor and the American social economy.

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2-4-6-8 Who Do We Appreciate? Home-Based Providers that Help Us Navigate Life’s Storms

Although we celebrate Provider Appreciation Day one day a year, the home-based child care providers who care for our children earn our gratitude and support every single day, every single moment of the year.

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Finding Home in a Place That’s Becoming Unaffordable: My Journey Through Housing and Homeownership

Hayley Village, a home-based child care provider in San Mateo County, California, shares her experience with unaffordable housing and what it means to have to relocate her family and her business.

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A Legacy of Care: Women, History, and the Path to Universal Child Care

Women’s contributions and experiences are not well represented in the record books, but it is just as rich and worth celebrating. Ours is a tale of community, resilience, and connection to one another, and it is inextricably linked with care work.

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Shaping a Sustainable Future: Celebrating Women’s History Month and the Value of Home-Based Child Care

During Women’s History Month, we celebrate the contributions that women have made to every corner of our society and honor their achievements. Among these leaders are the more than 5 million women who form the backbone of home-based child care (HBCC).

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Black History Month and the Enduring Legacy of Community Care

For generations, Black home-based child care providers have built systems of care rooted in community, trust, and resilience, often stepping in where formal systems fell short. Of the over 5 million home-based child care providers, including Family Child Care providers and paid and unpaid Family Friend and Neighbor caregivers, roughly a quarter in each subgroup identify as Black Non-Hispanic

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Black Child Care Providers Stand for Respect and Equity

This month, to honor the labor, wisdom, and courage of Black caregivers, we spoke with Wanda Chandler-Tillman and Octavia Mclaurin, home-based providers in Charlotte, North Carolina and Las Vegas, Nevada, who are standing strong for children, families, and child care providers in the face of unprecedented challenges.

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Home Grown’s Response to the Proposed CCDF Rule: What’s at Stake for Home-Based Child Care

As federal policymakers consider changes to the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), the stakes for families and providers could not be higher.