Family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) providers are grandmothers, aunts, other close relatives, or parents who care for unrelated children of friends or neighbors in addition to their own. In many states, these providers are exempt from licensing regulations and operate outside of publicly funded payment systems. They may be paid informally by families or not
This report includes findings from a national survey of networks about how HBCC networks address the benchmarks and indicators for high-quality.
This series of briefs draws from multiple focus groups of providers and network leaders to examine values, services, and implementation practices of home-based child care networks.
Home Grown is grateful to the Biden-Harris administration for proposing changes in response to both the needs of families to access affordable, quality child care and to the needs of child care providers to earn a family-sustaining wage for their critically necessary work offering high-quality child care. Our recommendations aim to ensure that all home-based
Read Home Grown’s recommendations for supporting and strengthening FFN care, providing critical support for children, families and caregivers.
