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.
Las mujeres que trabajan en el cuidado infantil en el hogar sufren la peor desigualdad salarial
Equity (language, culture, race), Family Child Care (FCC), Finances, Sustainability & Compensation
Junto con las inspiradoras mujeres que son cuidadoras y cuidadoras de niños en el hogar, Home Grown celebró el Mes de la Historia de la Mujer pidiendo salarios adecuados que reflejen el valor de las contribuciones de los proveedores al desarrollo de los niños pequeños, el apoyo familiar y las economías y comunidades locales.
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 shared how they incorporate nature-based play in their programs.
Including Family Child Care in Pre-K Resources
Family Child Care (FCC), Pre-K
Here we share various resources that support the inclusion of FCC in pre-K.
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 a Circle and At Home/In Home: Rural Alaska Child Care in Crisis.
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.
Supporting HBCC With Tax Policy
Family Child Care (FCC), Finances, Sustainability & Compensation, Policy, Provider Resources
To support home-based child care with tax policy, there are opportunities for organizations to make federal policy asks or for local governments to replicate some existing, successful programs.
Home Grown Values Sustain Positive Change in the Years Ahead
Family Child Care (FCC), Family, Friend and Neighbor (FFN)
Home Grown’s new values statement underscores the organization’s commitment to reimagining child care policies and systems through collaboration with home-based providers and the communities they serve. Read more.
Uplifting Community Cultural Wealth in Black Communities
Equity (language, culture, race), Family Child Care (FCC), Family, Friend and Neighbor (FFN)
Black and Brown communities have historically relied on home-based child care as a form of community cultural wealth and resilience even though this work has been consistently undervalued due to systemic inequities. Recognizing the strengths of providers and caregivers and investing in culturally rooted solutions can help shift the power in decision-making and help strengthen and support home-based child care.