{"id":4156,"date":"2025-06-04T00:47:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T00:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homegrownchildcare.org\/?page_id=4156"},"modified":"2025-06-12T19:10:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T19:10:12","slug":"including-family-child-care-in-pre-k-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/homegrownchildcare.org\/including-family-child-care-in-pre-k-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources for Including Family Child Care in Pre-K"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4156\" class=\"elementor elementor-4156\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3164914c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3164914c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;331ff38&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62bae3e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62bae3e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-718eaf10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"718eaf10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Including Family Child Care (FCC) in Pre-K<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17cb5705 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17cb5705\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Home Grown is excited to invest in bringing meaningful policy and practice tools to pave the way for more inclusion of FCC in pre-K. \u00a0Working with partners and experts in the field of child care Home Grown supports the many system leaders who will be necessary to make bold changes to achieve an inclusive and equitable system that includes FCC. In this resource, Home Grown share these guiding principles and center provider voice and input from the field.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5848dab8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5848dab8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1451f8b1\" data-id=\"1451f8b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88fa5c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"88fa5c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ad260a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ad260a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37aa9e95\" data-id=\"37aa9e95\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32391367 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32391367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Home Grown believes that family child care providers who provide pre-K education are vital contributors to the educational system, especially in under-served communities, and that more providers should have the opportunity to access public pre-K funding to further nurture and teach the children in their care.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68ff6ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68ff6ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We also invite you to read our blog post:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/homegrownchildcare.org\/hidden-treasures-celebrating-and-supporting-family-child-care-in-pre-k-systems\/\">Hidden Treasures: Celebrating and Supporting Family Child Care in Pre-K Systems.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63d7c74d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"63d7c74d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/homegrownchildcare.org\/hidden-treasures-celebrating-and-supporting-family-child-care-in-pre-k-systems\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Making the Case for Integrating Home-based Child Care Into Public Preschool<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f24793e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f24793e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64bf19b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64bf19b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These briefs, authored by <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One for All Strategies in collaboration with ECE on the Move, are<\/span>\u00a0designed to support leaders and administrators of pre-K systems and other early care and education programs in their plans to incorporate home-based child care into publicly funded systems. We hope these briefs will help leaders and administrators make the case for including family child care in public pre-K to their stakeholders and ensure equitable funding and support for home-based child care is considered while utilizing best practices for incorporating provider voice in the planning and policy-making processes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3dc5376e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3dc5376e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a35146\" data-id=\"6a35146\" 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This brief explores the role of unions.\n\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      \n\n                                                                                                                 \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33e25c2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"33e25c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/homegrownchildcare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HomeGrownInsideOutsidePreKStrategies-Unions.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read \"The Role of Unions\"<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59c6439d\" data-id=\"59c6439d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-152ad9c6 elementor-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"152ad9c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"35px\" height=\"52px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 52\"><title>3<\/title><g id=\"Home-Based-Care\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"Home-\" transform=\"translate(-65.000000, -2989.000000)\" fill=\"#C7C7C7\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><path d=\"M82.17,3040.852 C93.388,3040.852 99.92,3032.9 99.92,3024.309 C99.92,3015.576 93.104,3010.606 86.146,3009.612 L98.5,2995.341 L98.5,2989.59 L67.686,2989.59 L67.686,2997.471 L82.738,2997.471 C84.7945517,2997.471 86.1419477,2997.36969 86.7801879,2997.30681 L86.9503853,2997.28924 C87.1241284,2997.27041 87.211,2997.258 87.211,2997.258 L87.211,2997.4 C87.211,2997.4 86.9238231,2997.6622 86.4437181,2998.13949 L86.2087753,2998.37488 C85.5475609,2999.04238 84.6160645,3000.02471 83.59,3001.234 L74.36,3012.168 L76.419,3016.854 L79.898,3016.854 C85.791,3016.854 90.69,3019.339 90.69,3024.664 C90.69,3028.995 86.856,3032.19 81.602,3032.19 C75.6430714,3032.19 71.2123635,3028.11474 70.3313322,3027.24148 L70.2427762,3027.15252 C70.1952704,3027.10408 70.171,3027.078 70.171,3027.078 L65.485,3034.107 C65.485,3034.107 71.449,3040.852 82.17,3040.852 Z\" id=\"3\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe NYC Story\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIn 2014, New York City failed to include HBCC providers during its initial scale-up of universal pre-K services. This brief covers the lessons learned for the field.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9168f4a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9168f4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/homegrownchildcare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HomeGrownInsideOutsidePreKStrategies-NYC.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read \"The NYC Story\"<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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that support collaboration between HBCC providers and pre-K administrators across the country.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75154ca elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"75154ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/homegrownchildcare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HomeGrownInsideOutsidePreKStrategies-NutsandBolts.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read \"Nuts-and-Bolts Tactics\"<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f84576 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f84576\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128f2a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"128f2a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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elementor-size-default\">NIEER<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2edce7a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2edce7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a532d3f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a532d3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/homegrownchildcare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gautam-arora-OVDtgUhUPBY-unsplash-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4159\" alt=\"\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paying for Pre-K Delivery in FCC Settings<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f9a018c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f9a018c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Including family child care (FCC) in public preschool programs in a way that supports quality learning environments requires adequate funding. This cost study shares research and data that determine what that base cost would be, how FCC educators should be funded along with direct programmatic and administrative cost analysis.<\/p><ul><li>Cost Study:<a href=\"https:\/\/nieer.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-03\/homegrown-nieer-fcc-pre-k-cost-study-design-draft3.pdf\"> Including Family Child Care Homes in Publicly-Funded Pre-K Programs: Estimating the Cost of Supporting Quality (NIEER)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d893ca2\" data-id=\"5d893ca2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-495868a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"495868a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PKFCC<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11b63f8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"11b63f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f4f6fc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f4f6fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/homegrownchildcare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HomegrownPhillyProviders_506-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4158\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homegrownchildcare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HomegrownPhillyProviders_506-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/homegrownchildcare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HomegrownPhillyProviders_506-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/homegrownchildcare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HomegrownPhillyProviders_506-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/homegrownchildcare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HomegrownPhillyProviders_506-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/homegrownchildcare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/HomegrownPhillyProviders_506-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a13df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a13df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Family Child Care Provider Perspectives on Pre-K<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56c2ee0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56c2ee0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This brief summarizes major themes with data highlights from the PKFCC educator survey. The full technical report contains additional data, as well some highlights of the benefits and challenges the FCC providers experienced.<\/p><ul><li><p>Brief: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erikson.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PKFCC-EducatorSurvey-BRIEF-English-R3.pdf\">Delivering Publicly Funded Pre-K in Family Child Care: Perspectives From Educators Across the United States (PKFCC)<\/a>\u00a0(English)<\/p><\/li><li><p>Brief: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erikson.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PKFCC-EducatorSurvey-BRIEF-Spanish-R2.pdf\">Impartir educaci\u00f3n preescolar financiada con fondos p\u00fablicos en el cuidado infantil familiar: perspectivas de educadores en de todo Estados Unidos (PKFCC)<\/a>\u00a0(Spanish)<\/p><\/li><li>Full Technical Report<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erikson.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PKFCC-TechReport-R3.pdf\">: Pre-K in Family Child Care (PKFCC) Project Educator Survey<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02330b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02330b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-858273f\" data-id=\"858273f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7956a8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7956a8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pre-K in Family Child Care Project (PKFCC) Framework<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93974ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93974ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Getting Started with Building an Inclusive Public Pre-K System<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad882ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad882ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d322ee e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d322ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bfbd1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bfbd1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erikson.edu\/\">Erikson Institute<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.udel.edu\/\">University of Delaware<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unc.edu\/\">University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/equity-coalition.fpg.unc.edu\/\">Equity Research Action Coalition<\/a> created the Pre-K in Family Child Care Project (PKFCC) to examine strategies for implementation of public pre-kindergarten (pre-K) in family child care (FCC) settings across states and localities in the U.S.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erikson.edu\/research\/prek-in-family-child-care-project-pkfcc\/\">PKFCC project<\/a> uses a rapid response approach designed to both disseminate study findings about implementation strategies and facilitate cross-state learning and sharing about successes and challenges of implementing pre-K in FCC.<\/p><p>The resources below share guidelines and conceptual framework on the inclusion of FCC in pre-K systems.<\/p><ul><li>Conceptual Framework:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erikson.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PKFCC-Conceptual-Framework-final.pdf\"> A Transformative Vision for the Authentic Inclusion of Family Child Care in Mixed-Delivery Pre-K Systems<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slide Deck:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erikson.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PKFCC-Conceptual-Framework-Slide-Deck-final80.pdf\"> A Transformative Vision for the Authentic Inclusion<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erikson.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PKFCC-Conceptual-Framework-Slide-Deck-final80.pdf\">of Family Child Care in Mixed-Delivery PreK Systems<\/a><\/span><\/li><li>Webinar Recording:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QINEZNP5BJ8\"> Advancing Equity in Pre-K Systems with Family Child Care Providers and Families<\/a><\/li><li>Document Review: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erikson.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PKFCC-Document-Review-final.pdf\">Public Pre-K Guidelines for Family Child Care: A Document Review<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f64eac3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f64eac3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/homegrownchildcare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Conceptual-Framework-597x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4175\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homegrownchildcare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Conceptual-Framework-597x1024.png 597w, https:\/\/homegrownchildcare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Conceptual-Framework-175x300.png 175w, https:\/\/homegrownchildcare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Conceptual-Framework.png 612w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1484a942 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1484a942\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-646ed5ec\" data-id=\"646ed5ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49189126 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49189126\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RESOURCES AND TOOLS<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d7157e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d7157e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building the Framework for including FCC in Pre-K <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c1b39cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c1b39cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Pre-K in Family Child Care Project (PKFCC) team developed these resources to help guide the implementation work of including family child care in pre-K settings. These include strategies toward equitable implementation, conceptual frameworks, compensation approaches, and more.<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Report:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nieer.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-08\/homegrown-nieer-fcc-report-final.3.31.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Including Family Child Care (FCC) Programs in Publicly-Funded Pre-K: Conditions for Success (NIEER)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li>Brief:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erikson.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PKFCC-Policy-Implementation-Issue1-final-2.pdf\"> Qualifications and Compensation (PKFCC)<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brief: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erikson.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PKFCC-Policy-Implementation-Issue2-.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Curriculum, Assessment, Screening, and Monitoring (PKFCC)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brief: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erikson.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/PKFCC-Brief3-InfraSupport-R4.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Infrastructure and Support (PKFCC)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brief: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erikson.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/PKFCC-Brief4-Funding-Enrollment-DataTracking-FINAL.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pre-K Funding Procurement, Child Enrollment, and Data Tracking (PKFCC)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li>Case Study:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erikson.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PKFCC-Case-Studies-R3.pdf\"> Case Studies of Three Public Pre-K System Approach (PKFCC)<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><li>Data Snapshot: <a href=\"https:\/\/nieer.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2025-06\/nieer_epic_data_snapshot_statutes_1_final.pdf\">Issue 1 &#8211; State Pre-K Statutes: Including Family Child Care (FCC) (NIEER)<\/a><\/li><li>Data Snapshot: <a href=\"https:\/\/nieer.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2025-06\/nieer_epic_data_snapshot_evaluation_2_final.pdf\">Issue 2- Program Evaluation: Design Considerations (NIEER)<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><li>Data Snapshot: <a href=\"https:\/\/nieer.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2025-06\/nieer_epic_data_snapshot_funding_3_final.pdf\">Issue 3- How Pre-K Systems Fund FCCs (NIEER)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77fd3349 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77fd3349\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8453d3\" data-id=\"a8453d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77d5624b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77d5624b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Getting Started<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38394e38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38394e38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The EPIC FCC initiative seeks to support state, city, county and tribal government leaders in expanding the participation of family child care (FCC) educators in their pre-K systems or engaging FCC educators in these pre-K systems for the first time. Home Grown is committed to ensuring that home-based child care providers can fully participate in well-resourced early childhood initiatives, including pre-K. To do this, we recognize that systems need to look and behave differently to appropriately include home-based child care providers and the families they serve.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/10W5LT-aNbPgVRvW15XJg2hbUc5RjgfphpbOuxEkfSvo\/edit?usp=sharing\">Action Plan<\/a> (Use on your Own)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nieer.org\/research-library\/national-project-supports-state-local-leaders-inclusion-high-quality-family-child\">EPIC Cohort Overview<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>Interested in future support from Home Grown? Fill out this brief interest form and we will be in touch.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f65580a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f65580a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSf_fT8nG1lxpLUwOuW4cReKNf40Vxl2csT_VWL2-9W5etlCaA\/viewform?usp=header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Interest Form<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1147216c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1147216c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b73031f\" data-id=\"3b73031f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-793ebbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"793ebbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-417bead1\" data-id=\"417bead1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6181079b elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6181079b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/homegrownchildcare.org\/the-case-for-home-based-why-states-should-consider-inclusion-of-family-child-care-homes-in-mixed-delivery-pre-k-systems\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Home Grown: The Case for Home-Based: Why States Should Consider Inclusion of Family Child Care Homes in Mixed Delivery Pre-K Systems<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/homegrownchildcare.org\/providers\/anny-gonzalez\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Profile of A Family Child Care Provider in Pre-K: Anny Gonzalez<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erikson.edu\/research\/prek-in-family-child-care-project-pkfcc\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Erikson Institute: Pre-K in Family Child Care Project (PKFCC)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nieer.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-04\/nieer-fcc-state-pre-k-4.11.24.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">NIEER: Including Family Child Care in Statefunded Pre-K Systems: An Update ( April 2024)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nieer.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-09\/nieer-fcc-prek-update-final2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">NIEER: Including Family Child Care in Pre-K Systems: An Update at the Local Level (Sept. 2024)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Including Family Child Care (FCC) in Pre-K Home Grown is excited to invest in bringing meaningful policy and practice tools to pave the way for more inclusion of FCC in pre-K. \u00a0Working with partners and experts in the field of child care Home Grown supports the many system leaders who will be necessary to make &#8230; <a title=\"Resources for Including Family Child Care in Pre-K\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/homegrownchildcare.org\/including-family-child-care-in-pre-k-resources\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Resources for Including Family Child Care in Pre-K\">Read 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