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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

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

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.

Los valores locales sustentan un cambio positivo en los próximos años

Los valores locales sustentan un cambio positivo en los próximos años “En tiempos de increíble incertidumbre”, afirma Natalie Renew, directora ejecutiva de Home Grown, “es un privilegio reconfortante contar con valores que