Home Grown’s Statement on the Biden-Harris Administration Executive Order to Improve Care

Home Grown applauds President Biden’s Executive Order with more than 50 directives across the federal government agencies to expand access to care and provide support for care workers. We thank the President for continuing to prioritize child care and engaging in this way.

Homes are seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, in Chimney Rock Village, N.C. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Navigating Grief Around Hurricane Helene and Hopes for the New Year

Home-based child care provider Danithza Baker shares how navigating the aftermath of Hurricane Helene is shaping her hopes for the new year.
Rest

The Gift of Rest and Self-Care This Holiday Season

Home-based child care providers share how they rest and care for themselves during the often busy and demanding holiday season.
Licensing

What Does Recognition and Respect for Family Child Care Providers Really Mean?

Family child care providers value licensing systems because of how these systems provide accountability and incentivize quaity care, while recognizing them as child care professionals. What providers want is simple — inclusion and representation in the decision-making bodies that regulate their work. In this blog, FCC providers share why they value and respect licensing systems and how that respect can be reciprocated through better representation of providers in those systems. Read the blog post here.