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Inspiring A Passion for Nature Through Play in Home-based Child Care

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. Read this blog to learn more.

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.

Taking Action to Support Immigrant Families & HBCC Providers and Caregivers

The new presidential administration has begun making sweeping changes to immigration policies that will have a detrimental impact on immigrant families and their young children. In this blog post, we share some ways advocates can help immigrant families and colleagues.

Roots and Offshoots: Family Child Care Programs Celebrate Lunar New Year 

Equity (language, culture, race), Family Child Care (FCC)
Family child care providers have a unique ability to celebrate special holidays for the children they care for throughout the year. For Lunar New Year 2025, we spotlighted some of the celebrations happening in HBCC around the country.

What’s ahead for Home Grown in 2025?

Family Child Care (FCC), Family, Friend and Neighbor (FFN), Provider Resources, Provider Well-Being
At Home Grown, our work and focus are unchanged in 2025: We are working for a future where all children thrive and where the adults closest to our children, namely their parents and care providers, are valued and supported. Learn more about how we plan to persist in our mission.

Navigating Grief Around Hurricane Helene and Hopes for the New Year

Emergency Response, Provider Resources, Provider Well-Being
Home-based child care provider Danithza Baker shares how navigating the aftermath of Hurricane Helene is shaping her hopes for the new year.

The Gift of Rest and Self-Care This Holiday Season

Family Child Care (FCC), Family, Friend and Neighbor (FFN), Provider Well-Being
Home-based child care providers share how they rest and care for themselves during the often busy and demanding holiday season.