Alexandra R. Patterson is the Director of Policy and Strategy at Home Grown. Her work focuses on policy solutions that equitably distribute resources to home based child care providers and strengths based frameworks for understanding quality in home based child care settings. Her passion for early childhood is driven by a centering belief in access to quality education for all as a social justice issue.
Alexandra R. Patterson
Director of Policy and Strategy
Articles by Alexandra R. Patterson
Student Loan Debt Is a Critical Factor in the Early Educator Compensation Crisis
Home-based providers earn the lowest wages in the child care system and they are often left out of policy discussions and loan forgiveness programs, contributing to ongoing financial strain. This new fact sheet sheds light on the earning challenges for family child care providers.
Home Grown’s Statement on the Council of Economic Advisers Brief : Child Care Is Infrastructure —Evidence from Universal Pre-K
Home Grown celebrates the new Council of Economic Advisers brief, "Child Care Is Infrastructure: Evidence from Universal Pre-K." We are excited to be working with NIEER this fall to support a cohort of public pre-K systems with targeted TA and evidence-based tools to modify their pre-K systems to include FCC.
