State Plans to Strengthen Home-Based Child Care: Ideas from States Awarded Preschool Development Birth-five Grants
This brief summarizes the approaches that states winning the PDG Birth-Five three-year implementation grants included in their applications to strengthen the supply and quality of home-based children care, including licensed and registered family child care and unlicensed family, friend and neighbor care.
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Five Things to Know Before You Submit Your PDG B-5 SMART Grant Application
Blog November 3, 2026
This year's PDG B-5 isn't a planning grant or an implementation grant. It's a 12-month data, technology, and analytics grant. Prior planning is the price of entry.
Held and Housed: Webinar Recording
Archived Webinar November 3, 2026
This September 2026 webinar gave participants an in-depth look at the human toll homelessness takes on maternal and child health and how, with the right support, families can flourish.
Held and Housed Webinar: PPT Deck
Archived Webinar November 3, 2026
This September 2026 webinar gave participants an in-depth look at the human toll homelessness takes on maternal and child health and how, with the right support, families can flourish.