Home-Based Child Care Supply and Quality Project

HBCC is a vital part of our nation’s child care supply and the most common form of care for children living in poverty. Yet, HBCC providers have fewer resources and supports when compared to providers in child care centers, and many HBCC providers face challenges in providing quality care. Additionally, the supply of licensed and publicly subsidized family child care has declined dramatically over the past decade. This project: (1) fills gaps in our understanding of HBCC supply; and (2) addresses challenges defining and measuring quality in HBCC settings.

Products

Quality in Home-Based Child Care: A Review of Selected Literature

• Read the Executive Summary
• Read the Full Literature Review

Understanding Features of Quality in Home-Based Child Care That Are Often Overlooked in Research and Policy

• Read the Brief

A Research Agenda for Home-Based Child Care

• Read the Executive Summary
• Read the Full Research Agenda

A National Portrait of Unlisted Home-Based Child Care Providers

• Read Brief: Provider Characteristics
• Read Brief: Communities Where Providers Live
• Read Brief: Motivations and Professional Engagement
• Read Brief: Learning Activities and Children Served

Listed Home-Based Child Care Providers and Child Care and Early Education Policies Series

• Read Brief: Child Care and Development Fund Subsidies
• Read Brief: Quality Rating and Improvement Systems
• Read Brief: Health and Safety Regulations
• Read the Technical Report