Home Grown

Vermont-based family child care pre-K provider and Provider in Residence at Home Grown, Chris Nelson recently joined Erin Harmeyer Ph.D (National Institute for Early Education Research) and Juliet Bromer Ph.D (Erikson Institute) at the National Association of State Leaders in Early Education to present on the inclusion of family child care providers in public pre-K systems. If you missed them at the NASLEE conference - join us on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 2:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern (11:00-12:30 p.m. Pacific) for a webinar: Enriching Public Pre-K Systems Through Inclusion of Family Child Care (FCC): Field Update. REGISTER TODAY TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ePwWNmAx

#NEWREAD Opinion: Fixing the child-care crisis? It’ll take a village. @washingtonpost Grandparents are a part of the answer, but federal programs, red tape and tax credits make up the bigger picture. "To meet the needs of families, we need more early-childhood educators and family caregivers. We need to retain the caregivers and educators who are already doing this essential work by valuing them, compensating them fairly and enacting policies that support them." -Natalie Renew Read more: https://lnkd.in/ewN6jmsK

Join us for a webinar: Enriching Public Pre-K Systems through inclusion of FCC - Field Update 🗓️ : October 16th at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT This webinar brings together researchers and practitioners to discuss equitable inclusion of FCC educators in mixed-delivery Pre-K systems. Co-sponsored by the Pre-K in Family Child Care Project (Erikson Institute, University of Delaware, Equity Research and Action Coalition), National Institute for Early Education Research and Alliance for Early Success Register: https://lnkd.in/ePwWNmAx

#ICYMI Thriving Providers Project, a Home Grown initiative, in collaboration with Stanford Center on Early Childhood (SCEC) and Impact Charitable, released an 18-month Evaluation Report that provides information on the background and origin of the initiative, including the theory of impact, participant details, and findings for the full 18-months of TPP implementation in Colorado. This report includes lessons learned for future TPP implementation sites, key takeaways, and policy recommendations. Click here for the full report ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e8pwunAt

"I remember one time when my daughter was yelled at in a store, and I had no way to stand up for her because I didn’t understand what they were saying. I went home almost in tears, feeling very frustrated. Furthermore, I was undocumented, and that closed many doors for me. But as an immigrant, I have never known how to give up, and learning has always been my motivation." - Faviola Martínez de Estrada #ICYMI Family, friend and neighbor caregiver and co-director of La RED Latina de Educación Temprana MN, Faviola, shares how she found her calling in #childcare and training Hispanic parents in Minnesota. #HispanicHeritageMonth Read more: https://lnkd.in/ehKsdg5E

#NEWFACTSHEET: Student loan debt and economic hardship among child care providers via Rapid Survey Project This new fact sheet highlights the impacts of student loan debt and economic hardship among child care providers. Many providers are burdened with student debt, which exacerbates the economic strain caused by low wages. This financial stress is compounded by the fact that child care providers often struggle to make ends meet while attempting to repay their loans. This financial instability impacts overall provider well-being and the sustainability of maintaining a career in the child care sector. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dDRTVEkf

#ICYMI: A Love Letter to FFN Caregivers 💚 "My aunt wasn’t trained in child development, but she was an expert. She knew it was important to slow down, to feed my imagination, to care about the things that were important to me, whether that was dancing to the Nutcracker in my socks or dressing my dolls in their snowsuits before taking them out in the cold." - Alexandra Patterson, Director of Policy & Strategy, Home Grown #ChildCare #FFNCare Read the full blog post: https://lnkd.in/eavywqQz

As we reflect on another successful #FFNAppreciationWeek, we want to thank everyone who participated in any way — big or small — for their support. Family, friend and neighbor caregivers touch the lives of so many children, families, and communities and we are grateful for the opportunity to celebrate them! 📸 : The Home Grown team showing love to FFN caregivers in their swag! 💚 #FFNCareIsAlwaysThere

💻 Webinar: Understanding Child Care Funding and Advocacy When: TONIGHT at 7pm Central/8pm Eastern! This webinar brings together experts from National Women's Law Center, ADFW Family Child Care Network, and Children at Risk to provide a full-spectrum understanding of child care funding and advocacy. Attendees will hear about the structure and impact of federal child care funding programs, such as CCDBG, on providers across the country and learn practical advocacy and coalition-building strategies to drive change in early childhood education policies at the state and national levels. Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/gkUdBDEx

Policy Momentum in Action: La RED Latina de Educación Temprana MN La Red Latina de Educación Temprana shares how their FFN caregiver led network is transforming the early childhood system for FFN caregivers in Minnesota. #FFNAppreciationWeek WATCH 📽️ : https://lnkd.in/es77BUrG