Parents Champion Home-Based Child Care
Family Child Care (FCC), Family, Friend and Neighbor (FFN), Provider Resources
When Kelly Baker was a toddler in Huntington, West Virginia, back in the ‘90s, she loved going to Ms. Kathy’s family child care. Decades later, Kelly truly joined Ms. Kathy’s family; she
Improving Child Care Licensing By Listening and Partnering with Family Child Care Providers
Family Child Care (FCC), Policy, State Resources
Licensing has always been viewed as a minimum set of standards, upon which quality standards are stacked. Across the board, from family child care (FCC) providers to parents to governors, there is
Resources for Building Comprehensive Networks
The COVID-19 pandemic illuminated the need for child care as infrastructure. As families juggled work, job loss, and distance learning, all while taking care of children, we’ve seen something grow in America:
Building Belonging: Valuing Family Child Care via State Licensing Systems
Licensing is critical infrastructure in the child care system: Through licensing, family child care providers are publicly recognized as child care professionals.
Making Sense of This Moment: How Is Home-Based Child Care Doing 100 Days Into the Trump Administration?
In the first 100 days of the Trump Administration, we saw sweeping changes to many aspects of American policy and many more have been proposed. This blog post lays out key information
Up in Flames: It’s a Long, Hard Road to Recovery for Altadena Family Child Care Providers
Family Child Care (FCC), Finances, Sustainability & Compensation, Housing
In January 2025, Home-based child care Francisca Gunawardena provider lost everything in the Los Angeles fires. Today, Francisca is still trying to figure out how to move forward.
Inspirando la pasión por la naturaleza a través del juego en el cuidado infantil en el hogar
Family Child Care (FCC)
Los educadores de la primera infancia, incluyendo a los proveedores de cuidado infantil a domicilio, en todo el país están explorando maneras de dar vida al mundo natural como aula para los
Inspiring A Passion for Nature Through Play in Home-based Child Care
Family Child Care (FCC)
Early childhood educators, including home-based child care providers, around the nation are exploring ways to bring the natural world to life as a classroom for children. We spoke with three providers who
Una carta de amor y una llamada de atención: documentales sobre el cuidado infantil que calientan corazones y despiertan la acción
Family Child Care (FCC), Provider Resources
Home Grown analiza cómo los documentales están cambiando la narrativa sobre el cuidado infantil e inspirando reformas políticas y regulatorias. Este blog analiza dos nuevos documentales: Make a Circle y At Home/In
A Love letter and a Wake-Up Call’: Documentary Films About Child Care Warm Hearts and Spark Action
Family Child Care (FCC), Provider Resources
Home Grown takes a look at how documentaries are changing the narrative about child care work and inspiring policy and regulatory reform. This blog takes a look at two new documentaries Make
Recordando a Maritza Manrique
Hace tres años, Home Grown convocó a su primer Grupo de Trabajo sobre Políticas. Este grupo, que reúne a proveedores de cuidado infantil a domicilio de todo el país, es un espacio
Remembering Maritza Manrique
Family Child Care (FCC)
Home Grown remembers Maritza Manrique, a fierce early childhood education advocate, a home-based child care provider and a member of the Home Grown Policy Workgroup.