Home Grown Accepting Applications for Family Child Care Cohort

Home Grown is accepting applications for the inaugural cohort of the Enriching Public Pre-K Through Inclusion of Family Child Care (EPIC FCC) initiative. 

Facilitated by the National Institute of Early Education Research, the EPIC FCC seeks to support state, city, county, and tribal government leaders in expanding the participation of family child care educators in their pre-k systems. It also aims to engage family child care educators in these pre-k systems for the first time.

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Home Grown’s initiative aims to ensure that home-based child care providers can fully participate in well-resourced early childhood initiatives. 

Government partners participating in the initiatives are eligible for:

  • Flexible planning grants of $25,000 to support implementation planning

  • Support of an expert planning navigator with experience in administration of early childhood systems from the National Institute of Early Education Research

  • Learning community with fellow states and local government agencies on such topics as program design and pre-k program standards, pre-k supports, equitable financing, and state/local sector oversight and governance

  • Access to guidance documents and resources, including implementation plans, a compendium of programs and toolkit, and more

Upon completion of the planning period, there may be an opportunity to apply for additional implementation funds.

The deadline to submit an application is 4 p.m. EST on Wednesday, August 21. Those interested in learning more can register for an information session on Wednesday, July 31 from Noon to 1 p.m. The session will help government agencies and partners assess whether the initiative is a good fit for them.

Providers, NewsNathan DukeHome Grown, EPIC FCC, public pre-k, National Institute for Early Education Research