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Our mission is to build a more inclusive child care system that values and supports home-based child care (HBCC) as a quality option for families and children.

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Join @HomeGrownOrg, @4earlysuccess and author @ehaspel for the release of Raising a Nation: 10 Reasons Every American Has a Stake in Child Care for All.

📆 Thurs., Oct. 2nd
🕑 11 AM PT/2 PM ET

Register ➡️ https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QlxDQ5iZQnOSt6tXO8XBpA#/registration
September 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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✨ Happy #HispanicHeritageMonth! ✨
Today we celebrate home-based child care providers who share their love, culture, and heritage with the children they care for. 💚 A special thank-you to those in the Hispanic community—your impact makes child care possible for so many families!
September 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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✨ ¡Feliz Mes de la Herencia Hispana! ✨
Gracias a las proveedoras y los proveedores de cuidado infantil en el hogar que comparten su amor y cultura cada día. 💚 ¡Su impacto en la comunidad hispana hace posible el cuidado de miles de familias! 🙌

#HerenciaHispana

September 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Members of the Home Grown team spotted wearing #FFNAppreciationWeek swag! 🥳

September 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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FFN caregivers provide quality and convenient care that supports working families when they need it most.

FFN care is the ❤️ of communities! #FFNAppreciationWeek

WATCH 📹 ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLQTPVkY3VU
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September 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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💭 #DYK
Many child care providers don’t earn enough to make ends meet. This needs to change. Share to raise awareness and support for better wages for FFN caregivers. #FFNAppreciationWeek
September 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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¡Hoy es #DiadelosAbuelos! Gracias a los muchos abuelos que brindan cuidado primario a sus nietos. ¿Fuiste cuidado por un abuelo? ¡Comparte un recuerdo positivo con nosotros!💚 #GraciasAbuelos #ThanksGrandparents
September 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Today is #GrandparentsDay! Thank you to the many grandparents who provide primary care for their grandchildren. Were you cared for by a grandparent? Share a positive memory with us!💚 #ThanksGrandparents
September 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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💭 How can we support FFN caregivers during this uncertain time?

Join us on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT for a webinar: Supporting FFN Care in Uncertain Times.

Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BsnzZ_RdQca4gKGa6fVc_A#/registration
September 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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🗓️ COUNTDOWN... 9 days until #FFNAppreciationWeek!

In our #newblogpost, we share why we are committed to honoring and celebrating FFN care and caregivers through #FFNAppreciationWeek.

Read more: https://homegrownchildcare.org/why-we-celebrate-ffn-appreciation-week/
Why We Celebrate FFN Appreciation Week | Home Grown Child Care
Ahead of FFN Appreciation Week 2025, a member of the Home Grown staff shares her personal experience with family, friend and neighbor providers and why she's passionate about supporting them.
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August 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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🗓️ Only 12 days left until #FFNAppreciationWeek!

Many FFN caregivers are motivated to provide care out of a sense of duty and do not consider themselves providers at all but rather grandmas, aunties, and life-long family friends caring for children they love. 💚

Learn more ➡️ ffnappreciationweek.org
August 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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In this @NewAmerica blog post, Ashley Álvarez shares the story of two Los Angeles home-based child care providers, Alicia and Aurys, who lost their homes in the recent fires.

https://www.newamerica.org/better-life-lab/blog/they-were-one-disaster-from-losing-it-all-now-disasters-keep-coming/
They Were One Disaster from Losing It All. Now Disasters Keep Coming.
It has been over two hundred days since the L.A. wildfires. As families affected still fight to recover, community support is essential.
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August 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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📖 Lessons from a team that helped 27 FCC programs get started in a year via @educationnc.bsky.social

A team from SWCDC rolled out North Carolina’s first statewide support system for family child care—opening 27 new programs and creating about 160 spots for kids.

Read⤵️ www.ednc.org/06-11-2025-t...
Lessons from a team that helped 27 family child care programs get started in a year
The state has funded projects in the last two years to increase access to family child care and bolster programs' quality and sustainability.
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June 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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MichiganLEAP, a member of our EPIC cohort, shares updates on the rollout of a new Pre-K for All program.
Pre-K for All will also include FCC providers, through a pilot funded by Michigan's Preschool Development Grant.

We applaud MiLEAP's work in this space! 🎉

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No-cost pre-K for all Michigan 4-year-olds enrolling for 2025-26 school year
QA with Jeffrey Capizzano, Policy Equity Group, on the implementation of Pre-K for All no-cost preschool for Michigan 4-year-olds.
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June 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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#NewFactSheet 📝 Many families with infants and toddlers struggle to consistently access child care via RAPID Survey Project

Among these families, and consistent w/ other national data, FFN care makes up the largest share of providers of infants & toddlers.

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May 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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🎉 Reintroduction of Bills Offering Needed Updates to CACFP

A set of bills aimed at improving access to nutritious meals in child care settings and lessen the burdens on providers and parents were introduced.

Read: www.ffyf.org/2025/04/25/r...
Reintroduction of Bills Offering Needed Updates to Child Care Food Assistance Program
This month, a set of bicameral bills aimed at improving access to nutritious meals in child care settings and making critical updates to CACFP were introduced.
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April 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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"It’s a big mess. I can’t work because I don’t have a space. I can’t earn money, so I can’t pay for a space."

Home-based child care provider Francisca Gunawardena shares her devastation after losing her home and business in the 2025 Los Angeles fires.

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Up in Flames: It’s a Long, Hard Road to Recovery for Altadena Family Child Care Providers | Home Grown Child Care
In January 2025, Home-based child care Francisca Gunawardena provider lost everything in the Los Angeles fires. Today, Francisca is still trying to figure out how to move forward.
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April 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Happy Earth 🌎 Day!

We are so grateful for the home-based child care providers who inspire a passion for nature through play.

Read more: homegrownchildcare.org/inspiring-a-...
Inspiring A Passion for Nature Through Play in Home-based Child Care | Home Grown Child Care
Early childhood educators, including home-based child care providers, around the nation are exploring ways to bring the natural world to life as a classroom for children. We spoke with three providers...
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April 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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💚 We stand with immigrant families, providers, and caregivers and for their safety, dignity, and well-being. We encourage the people and organizations in our networks to take actions to protect and support their immigrant neighbors.

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Taking Action to Support Immigrant Families & HBCC Providers and Caregivers | Home Grown Child Care
When Nayeli1 moved to the United States from her hometown in Mexico, she already had more than a decade of experience caring for children. As the oldest child, she had been expected to help care for…
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January 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM