Home-Based Child Care Emergency Fund

“We are so grateful to Home Grown for this incredible investment in home-based child care through the Home Grown Child Care Emergency Fund – especially during this unprecedented health and economic crisis.”

“Families increasingly rely on relatives and extended family as a child care solution, particularly during the pandemic disruption. Child Care Aware of Washington’s Play & Learn groups provide unique community resource connections and our facilitators deliver multiple family services and referrals to caregivers.”

“If parents cannot find safe, affordable, quality childcare, they cannot return to work. In Greenville County alone there are nearly 75,000 school-age students, and 36,000 preschoolers and infants. Without immediate action to make sure current providers have the resources to stay open and new providers can open quickly, many parents will find their childcare options severely limited.”

“We will use the Home Grown grant to assist home-based providers with purchasing personal protective equipment and supplies, and materials to reopen homes for child care. Those materials will support physical distancing, individual programming, increase cleaning and hygiene, and align with CDC recommendations. Funds will also be used to reimburse providers for purchases already made and for losses associated with COVID -19.”

“During COVID19, La Red Latina de Educación Temprana (The Latino Early Childhood Network) supports FFN child care providers to continue their essential work of offering quality and safety care to the children in their care. La Red will provide grants to FFN providers to purchase additional food for their family, medicine, and other items of need.”

“Home-based providers are much more likely to be providing (or be able to provide) high-quality child care for babies, infants, and toddlers. We’re honored that they selected Michigan and our partners for matching funds, and we’re really excited that there will be more conversations among Home Grown grantees across the country in the coming months.”