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In June of 2022, Congress took bold and quick action to pass the Keep Kids Fed Act (KKFA), which enabled child care programs to provide nutritious meals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, the provisions under this act expired on June 30, 2023; however, the challenges facing child care programs, particularly family child care programs, have…

The National Association for Family Child Care recently published a brief highlighting family child care (FCC) leadership as a key lever to address child care challenges across the county. This brief builds on the need to expand and support FCC programs as sustainable, high-quality child care options for families with young children by highlighting the…

August 28, 2023 Update: NAFCC’s actions and advocacy resulted in a letter to the Small Business Administration highlighting this important issue. The letter was led by Rep Suzanne Bonamici & Rep Joaquin Castro with 23 cosigners. Check out the survey and letter here. The National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC), a nonprofit organization dedicated…

La Asociación Nacional para el Cuidado Infantil Familiar (NAFCC, por sus siglas en inglés) se alió a la Asociación Nacional para la Educación de Niños Pequeños (NAEYC, por sus siglas en inglés) para explorar el impacto de los subsidios de estabilización para el cuidado infantil sobre los programas de cuidado infantil familiar (FCC, por sus…

Para español, haga clic aquí National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) partnered with the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) to explore the impact of child care stabilization grants on family child care (FCC) programs and families, as well as the potential consequences of the grants’ expiration. FCC is a critical…