Child Care – Home Grown Child Care https://homegrownchildcare.org A national collaborative of funders committed to improving the quality of and access to home-based child care. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 11:47:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://homegrownchildcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/homgrown-logo-mark-green-150x150.png Child Care – Home Grown Child Care https://homegrownchildcare.org 32 32 Why We Celebrate FFN Appreciation Week https://homegrownchildcare.org/why-we-celebrate-ffn-appreciation-week/ Wed, 27 Aug 2025 11:39:51 +0000 https://homegrownchildcare.org/?p=4416 I remember it like it was yesterday: The grass was always really green, the sun was really bright but it wasn’t uncomfortably hot, and there was always something to laugh about. These are the memories that come to mind when I think about the time I spent with my “Tati,” a name we all affectionately called the family, friend and neighbor (FFN) caregiver who I spent all of my out-of-school time with…

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]]> We’re Grateful for Our Child Care Heroes! https://homegrownchildcare.org/were-grateful-for-our-child-care-heroes/ Tue, 14 Nov 2023 21:51:24 +0000 https://homegrownchildcare.org/?p=2267 Child care providers embody the gratitude, caring, and community we celebrate on Thanksgiving. After long days of caring for children and supporting America’s working families, many extend their day by advocating for and supporting other child care providers in their networks, states, and nationally through their work with Home Grown. Here are just a few of the many providers we are grateful for…

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]]> Turning Home for the Holidays: The Importance of Investing in In-Home Child Care https://homegrownchildcare.org/importance-of-investing-in-in-home-child-care/ Sun, 29 Nov 2020 15:04:59 +0000 https://homegrownchildcare.org/?p=718 This holiday season, we must make sure working families can find safe, affordable, accessible child care, and we need not look farther than our homes. In-Home Child Care is Essential With the CDC urging Americans to avoid travel for Thanksgiving and the looming uncertainty surrounding a rise in COVID-19 cases for the holiday season, the phrase “there’s no place like home for the holidays…

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]]> Enhancing Comprehensive Services in Family Child Care with Early Head Start Partnerships https://homegrownchildcare.org/timing-is-everything-enhancing-comprehensive-services-in-family-child-care-with-early-head-start-partnerships/ https://homegrownchildcare.org/timing-is-everything-enhancing-comprehensive-services-in-family-child-care-with-early-head-start-partnerships/#respond Wed, 21 Oct 2020 01:00:00 +0000 https://homegrownchildcare.org/?p=625 During the COVID-19 pandemic, home-based child care (HBCC) has remained open, struggling to respond to increased child and family needs and new health, safety, and business challenges. Meeting the physical, mental, social, and economic needs of children, families, and providers has never been more pressing; new attention and funding are needed to ensure that home-based providers can fully…

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