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Home-Based Child Care: Leveraging Federal Funds to Support HBCC

October 12 2021
12:00 PM EDT

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The recent federal investment in child care has created an unprecedented moment in time. In this webinar, part of our Home-Based Child Care (HBCC) National Webinar Series, guest speakers and breakout groups will investigate how states and communities can center HBCC providers and educators in their funding decisions, how some states are using federal funds to support HBCC, and how states can work toward an equitable approach to supporting HBCC.

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