Resources
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Resources
Home Grown and CACFP Letter to White House Team on Hunger
Home Grown convened a diverse group of home-based child care providers to inform recommendations to the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health.
Research Brief: Identifying Practices and Features of High-Quality HBCC Networks
This research brief presents findings from the Erikson Institute's targeted literature review on home-based child care (HBCC) networks.
Strengthening HBCC Networks: An Evidence-Based Framework for High Quality
This brief describes 11 quality benchmarks for home-based child care networks, presenting a picture of of what a high-quality network strategy can look like.
Family, Friend, and Neighbor Child Care: Supporting Diverse Families and Thriving Economies
FFN care is the most widely used form of care in America. Learn more about FFN care, the families who use it, and recommendations for supporting FFN care.
Blogs and Articles
Introducing the 2022 Leading from Home Provider Leaders
Home Grown is thrilled to introduce the second cohort of provider leaders in our Leading from Home initiative. Leading from Home seeks to invest in and strengthen providers and families to inform policy decisions and actions. Meet the newest cohort.
Events
September 14, 2022
Webinar: Network Benchmarks and Indicators
Join Home Grown and the Erikson Institute on Wednesday, September 14th to learn about the newly released Networks Benchmarks and Indicators.
April 7, 2022
Webinar: Federal Policy Updates for HBCC Providers
Join Home Grown to learn about recent federal policy discussions with implications for home-based child care providers.
March 30, 2022
Webinar: Building Comprehensive Networks Information Session, March 30th
On Wednesday, March 16, 2022, from 1:00-2:00 Eastern join Home Grown to learn more about the Building Comprehensive Networks initiative for state and local government partners.