In the U.S., immigrant stories can start differently but eventually resemble each other. In this blog post, we follow two immigrant FCC providers who come from different nations, but who both discovered that their destiny was inevitably tied to the success of child care in their communities.
Home Grown introduces the third cohort of provider leaders in our Leading from Home initiative. The members of this cohort represent providers and caregivers from diverse experiences, languages and identities.
Family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) providers represent the largest non-parental child care sector in the United States, with the numbers of providers and children in these care settings far outnumbering licensed family child care (FCC) or center-based settings. Yet despite the prevalence, little is known about the types of supports and resources that FFN providers
Many leaders credit home-based child care providers with raising them up and saving their careers. In celebration of FFN Appreciation Week, we spoke with three distinguished leaders in the child care sector to hear how their experiences with FFN care shaped who they are today.
Deborah Young, a grandmother from Boulder, Colorado, has spent decades caring for children and empowering communities. Her community-driven approach focuses on connection, trust, and collective wisdom to nurture both children and communities. Read more about Deborah’s life and work here.
The annual CACFP reimbursement rate increase is insufficient to meet the needs of home-based child care providers. Advocacy for more robust and sustained investment in the CACFP is essential to ensure that providers can offer high-quality care and nutrition.
This Toolkit is intended to help you implement the Network Benchmarks and Indicators. It includes resources developed and used by networks across the U.S.
Family, Friend and Neighbor Appreciation Week is an opportunity to celebrate the over 5 million FFN caregivers who look after 11.5 million children each year. The celebration of FFN Appreciation Week intentionally begins with National Grandparents’ Day to recognize the millions of grandparents who support our communities and care for young children. We invite you to
Home Grown está colaborando con socios y proveedores de cuidado infantil para desarrollar comentarios detallados sobre el Programa de Alimentos para el Cuidado de Niños y Adultos para el USDA.
Home Grown is collaborating with partners and child care providers to develop detailed comments about the Child and Adult Care Food Program to the USDA.
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