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

✨ 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!

✨ ¡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

Members of the Home Grown team spotted wearing #FFNAppreciationWeek swag! 🥳

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

💭 #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

¡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

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

💭 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

🗓️ 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/

🗓️ 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

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/

📖 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...

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! 🎉 www.flintside.com/features/no-...

#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. rapidsurveyproject.com/wp-content/u...

🎉 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...

"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. homegrownchildcare.org/up-in-flames...

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-...

💚 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. Read ⤵️ homegrownchildcare.org/taking-actio...