Erin Harmeyer
erinharmeyer.bsky.social
Erin Harmeyer
@erinharmeyer.bsky.social
Early childhood education researcher at NIEER. Interested in programs and policies that support children’s learning.
Great piece highlighting our new Policy Data Snapshots. Check it out! #familychildcare
New guidance for integrating family child care homes into public preschool
Operating statutes, program evaluation, and funding streams affect the integration of family child care into publicly funded pre-K programs.
www.ednc.org
June 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Check out our latest with @cityhealth.bsky.social!
*NEW* Our latest blog, developed in partnership with the National Institute for Early Education Research– breaks down how we evaluate city efforts to expand pre-K access and equity, and what it takes to earn a CityHealth medal.
April 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Some great coverage by @newamerica.org of our Home Grown-funded EPIC Initiative, which helps states and localities consider what inclusion of FCC educators in publicly-funded pre-K programs could look like. Give it a read 🔽

www.newamerica.org/education-po...
Work Continues to Include Family Child Care Providers in Public Pre-K Systems
A new national initiative aims to help family child care providers in four states integrate into publicly funded pre-K programs
www.newamerica.org
February 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Happy to share some of the interest around the work we are doing in partnership with Home Grown with states interested in offering pre-K in family childcare homes. Learn more about Michigan's work here!:
midmichigannow.com/news/local/m...
Michigan chosen to be part of program in hopes to expand preschool to at-home centers
Michigan has been chosen as one of four states for a new initiative to expand early childhood programs.This program is through the National Institute for Early
midmichigannow.com
January 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Reposted by Erin Harmeyer
"What would it look like for family child care homes to be part of states’ publicly funded high-quality pre-K system? And what might that cost?"

NIEER set to find out: check out their fresh series of papers investigating family child care settings and public funding on a state level.
Finding a Home for Family Child Care in Publicly Funded Preschool - Early Learning Nation
Home-based child care is a fact of life in the U.S. On any given day, millions of children spend their days—sometimes their nights—in family child care
earlylearningnation.com
April 18, 2024 at 5:24 PM