Home Grown appreciates the work of the Biden-Harris administration to revise the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) in support of greater access to high-quality child care for children and families participating in CCDF. Read our full statement.
Home Grown’s Statement on the Final Rule: Improving Child Care Access, Affordability, and Stability in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
Home Grown is a national collaborative of funders committed to improving the quality of and access to home-based child care with a mission to increase access to and the quality of home-based child care.
Stephen Cutty, a home-based child care provider in California, is one of a small number of male child care providers. He calls running his business "the greatest experience of [his] life."
Philadelphia-based FCC provider Adrienne Briggs reflects on the success of the 2025 Family Child Care Awareness Day in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and shares why it is important for FCC providers to come together and advocate for what they need.
Family child care (FCC) is often a first choice for families who prefer to keep their children in mixed-aged groups together in one setting. Many states, however, do not include FCCs in their mixed-delivery system which eliminates this option for most parents. This blog post examines why states should consider including FCC in mixed-delivery pre-K systems.