‘An island of freedom’: Inside the secret beauty salons of Afghanistan aje.io/wbb90n via Al Jazeera English

Great interview with Elliot Haspel and Anne Helen Petersen in today's Culture Study: annehelen.substack.com/p/guess-what-p…

It's worth remembering that progressive Nordic nations offer cash stipends to stay-at-home parents, and are starting to offer paid leave to grandparents so they can care for their grandchildren. Family caregiving does not need to be hyper-polarized! apnews.com/article/sweden…

Yes, let's EMPOWER FFNs by supporting them with public dollars, e.g., tax credits for caregivers.

J.D. Vance says aunts and uncles should step in to take are of kids. They already are! Public investment could change the calculus to support all child care options. Here's a piece I wrote for YES! Magazine ! Magazine on FFN care. yesmagazine.org/economy/2023/1…

Starting next year, family, friend, and neighbors who take care of kids in Colorado can file for a $1200 tax credit. Now that's what I call "empowering grandma"! leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb24-1312

For child care workers, state aid for their own kids’ care is ‘life-changing’ (via @the74) the74million.org/article/for-ch…

Home-based pre-K provides continuity, stability for children, and culturally responsive care that is accessible for these families. How could publicly funded pre-K programs enroll more children and accommodate the needs of more families? Read more: edsurge.com/news/2024-08-0…

This excellent piece by Anne Vilen is worth another look. Let's recognize and support home-based pre-K providers in our public policy and funding Home Grown #InHomeChildCare

Listen for child care solutions in tonight's debate. Here's one I wrote about for The Daily Yonder. Home-based caregivers can provide quality pre-K and increase access for rural families.

Celebrating grandmothers who empower immigrant moms to turn child care into subsistence businesses. Innovative home-based child care sustains entire communities. Read my latest Home Grown blog: homegrownchildcare.org/caring-for-kid…

It was a joy to interview these movers and shakers (and vicariously, their ffn caregivers)!

In Western NC, after Helene our childcare disaster continues. Here's my latest. Much 🙏 for caregivers holding our communities together. Home Grown The Daily Yonder dailyyonder.com/disaster-on-to…

“The most terrifying thing,” says Barb Sinclair, “is that I’ve lost my home and my business in the same instant.” Anne Vilen's piece illuminates the particular challenges of home-based child care providers in the wake of natural disaster and the effects on their communities

What happens to child care now? dailyyonder.com/disaster-on-to…

The economic fallout of climate disaster hits vulnerable children and families hardest. Post Helene, Asheville has just announced 6 million$$ in budget cuts to early childhood education and public schools. OUCH!

Childcare. Childcare. Childcare. nytimes.com/video/us/10000…