Home Grown is committed to supporting state advocates as champions for food, care, and economic stability for children, their families, and their child care providers. At this critical moment, with food and

En julio de 2026, el Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos publicó las actualizaciones anuales obligatorias de las tasas de reembolso para el CACFP.

In July 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture published the required, annual reimbursement updates for CACFP. The small increases are not enough.

For many families in the United States, having grandparents provide child care is not just occasional help. It’s what makes work and parenting possible.

Home Grown is grateful for the opportunity to provide comments in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) entitled “Community Engagement Requirement Interim Final

Mi nombre es Gladys Jones y soy la directora ejecutiva de ECE on the Move. También soy líder en el cuidado infantil, defensora y una persona que vive con una discapacidad.

My name is Gladys Jones, and I'm the Chief Executive Officer of ECE on the Move. I'm also a child care leader, an advocate, and a person living with a disability.

As we commemorate Juneteenth, the field of early childhood education has an opportunity to reflect on the enduring relationship between Black women’s caregiving labor and the American social economy.

Al conmemorar Juneteenth, el sector de la educación infantil temprana tiene la oportunidad de reflexionar sobre la relación perdurable entre la labor de cuidado realizada por mujeres negras y la economía social

After a YouTuber posted a video claiming that Minnesota child care centers receiving public funding were not providing services to children, the federal government froze child care funding for five majority-Democratic states.

Drawing on interviews from former sponsors across multiple states, this report examines why some CACFP sponsors have chosen to close and what those closures mean for home-based providers.

Although we celebrate Provider Appreciation Day one day a year, the home-based child care providers who care for our children earn our gratitude and support every single day, every single moment of