Expanding Supports for HBCC through Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five Grants
October 25 2022
3:00 PM EDT
Join BUILD as we welcome guest speakers from HomeGrown who will discuss their strategies for applying Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) grants to support home-based child care. Strategies explored will include home-visiting and family, friend, and neighbor care; staffed family child care networks; and pre-K.
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