Lift Every Voice and Sing, written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson Verse 2: Stony the road we trod, Bitter the chastening rod,Felt in the days when hope unborn
Equity (language, culture, race)
It’s been a long, hard winter for caregivers. Cuts to medicaid, steep increases in health insurance premiums, and deportations of immigrants who make up more than 20% of the care workforce have
Equity (language, culture, race), Family Child Care (FCC)
Black Family Child Care Educators are foundational to early childhood systems, serving as cultural bearers, pedagogical leaders, and trusted community anchors for children and families. Yet despite their indispensable contributions, Black FCC
Today, Home Grown, in coalition with National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI), National Indian Child Care Association (NICCA) and Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition (CSPC), announced the launch of Nourishing Care: Food Justice
Family Child Care (FCC), Family, Friend and Neighbor (FFN), Federal Resources, Policy, State Resources
For millions of families across the country, home-based child care is not a backup option… It is the care that makes work possible. More than 12 million children are cared for in
Emergency Response, Provider Resources, Publication, Research & Evaluation
In 2024, Home Grown created the Home Grown Emergency Fund for Severe Weather and National Disasters to support home-based child care providers impacted by these events. This work provides an overview of
Emergency Response, Provider Resources
In recent years, severe weather and natural disasters in the U.S. have become more frequent. Floods, hurricanes (including both wind damage and flooding), wildfire, ice storms, and extreme heat pose growing risks
Family Child Care (FCC), Federal Resources, Finances, Sustainability & Compensation
Families and child care providers are being squeezed as pandemic-era supports expire and federal funding stalls. Across the country, home-based providers are struggling to stay open amid lower reimbursements and rising costs.
Networks, Publication, Research & Evaluation
The Home-Based Child Care Research Initiative at Erikson Institute, with support from Home Grown, developed the Provider Voice in Home-Based Child Care Networks Scale (PV-HBCCN). This scale measures providers’ perceptions of how
Networks, Publication, Research & Evaluation
Home Grown partnered with the Home-Based Child Care Research Initiative at Erikson Institute to create Getting to Impact in Home-Based Child Care: Evaluating Implementation, Outcomes, and Long-Term Effects. This paper presents a
Networks, Publication, Research & Evaluation
In 2022, the Home-Based Child Care Research Initiative at Erikson Institute and Home Grown developed the Home-Based Child Care Network (HBCCN) Benchmarks, an evidence-based framework for high-quality home-based child care networks. The
Home Grown Study To better support the essential work of Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) caregivers, a recent study by Home Grown, commissioned by the State of Colorado, explored the feasibility of