Valuing and Including FFN Care in Early Childhood Systems
With new federal investments, now is the time to make our system more inclusive and equitable by including FFN caregivers in child care financing and quality improvement programs.
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Special Series: The PPP Extension and Home-Based Child Care By Gary Romano Civitas Strategies
The application for a first time PPP is straightforward and loan forgiveness is easier than ever. Learn more about how to apply.
Special Series: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act Leave By Gary Romano Civitas Strategies
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act Leave provides home-based child care providers with the opportunity to receive funds that can support them with expenses needed to run their organizations.
HBCC Across the 50 States: Policy Scan Findings
Each state sets its own regulations for child care, including everything from licensing requirements to subsidy rates. This 50 state policy scan of data illuminates these differences and highlights some trends.
Special Series: EIDL vs Targeted EIDL: What’s the difference? By Gary Romano Civitas Strategies
The EIDL and Targeted EIDL programs have key differences that are important to understand. Read on for a brief explanation of how to use each program.
Special Series: Navigating the Stimulus from Gary Romano of Civitas Strategies
The second stimulus in Dec. 2020 contains provisions specific to home-based child care providers. Use the Stimulus Navigator to see what kinds of funding are available to you.
Pandemic Prompts Oklahoma Policymakers to Expand Access to Child Care
The Oklahoma Department of Human Services and the George Kaiser Family Foundation created Kith.care to support essential workers in qualifying and paying their relatives for in-home child care.
Home-Based Child Care Providers Need Improved Access to Federal Loans Now
Home Grown’s program succeeded in helping some home-based providers access PPP funds, but many were shut out of this public funding in a time of crisis.
Turning Home for the Holidays: The Importance of Investing in In-Home Child Care
We must make sure working families can find safe, affordable, accessible child care, and we need not look farther than our homes.
The Aunt Bees of America
Sen. Elizabeth Warren spoke about the critical role informal, home-based child care played in her life, speaking specifically about her Aunt Bee, who helped raise her children.