The EPIC FCC initiative seeks to support state, city, county, and tribal government leaders in expanding the participation of family child care (FCC) educators in their pre-K systems or engaging FCC educators in these pre-K systems for the first time. Learn more about this program and apply.
The annual CACFP reimbursement rate increase is insufficient to meet the needs of home-based child care providers. Advocacy for more robust and sustained investment in the CACFP is essential to ensure that providers can offer high-quality care and nutrition.
This family child care recommendation report provides in-depth insight into the challenges providers face in current family child care state licensing systems and recommended solutions to help design system reform using FCC provider perspectives and expertise.
Family, Friend and Neighbor Appreciation Week is an opportunity to celebrate the over 5 million FFN caregivers who look after 11.5 million children each year. The celebration of FFN Appreciation Week intentionally begins with National Grandparents’ Day to recognize the millions of grandparents who support our communities and care for young children. We invite you to
Home Grown is collaborating with partners and child care providers to develop detailed comments about the Child and Adult Care Food Program to the USDA.
Dawn Holden Woods shares some key advice for home-based child care provider leaders working with funders.
The founders of Black Californians United for Early Care and Education (BlackECE) share how they create spaces of inclusion for Black early child care educators.
The serious deficiency process is a tool used to help regulate CACFP but often subjects home-based child care providers unfairly to swift and harsh penalties.
Home-based child care providers have to carry additional insurance for their businesses, but obtaining the coverage is not as straightforward — or affordable — as it could be.
Catrice Sida, a home-based child care provider leader, shares her journey to becoming a provider leader.
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