
Karen Tylek
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Karen Tylek
@KarenTylek
Director of Program Operations at Home Grown, investing to improve the quality of and access to home-based child care.





In Western NC, after Helene our childcare disaster continues. Here's my latest. Much 🙏 for caregivers holding our communities together. @HomeGrownOrg @dailyyonder dailyyonder.com/disaster-on-to…



Policy Momentum in Action: La RED Latina de Educación Temprana MN La Red Latina de Educación Temprana shares how their FFN caregiver led network is transforming the early childhood system for FFN caregivers in Minnesota. #FFNAppreciationWeek WATCH 📽️ : youtube.com/watch?v=giAZ2a…

Home-based pre-K provides continuity, stability for children, and culturally responsive care that is accessible for these families. How could publicly funded pre-K programs enroll more children and accommodate the needs of more families? Read more: edsurge.com/news/2024-08-0…

📹 [NEW VIDEO] What is Family, Friend and Neighbor Care? Family, friend and neighbor (FFN) providers, who include grandparents, aunts, family friends and neighbors, are the mainstay of the American child care sector. It is the most common kind of home-based child care. Watch our video to learn about who these FFN caregivers are. #FFNAppreciationWeek #FFNCareisAlwaysThere WATCH ⤵️ youtube.com/watch?v=CwYVo6…




How do we make pre-K truly universal? Here's one solution @HomeGrownOrg: dailyyonder.com/family-child-c…



#NewRead via @The74 shines light on the often invisible FCC workforce. “This has been the most challenging yet rewarding career choice to date. That’s why I advocate — for the people that came before me and those that will come after me." - Shay Jackson the74million.org/article/family…


In this opinion piece, a child care provider shares why early educators need more support and better policies, especially when it comes to health care and retirement benefits buff.ly/4aLGcrL



#ICYMI- 'How I Learned To Be A Child Care Leader' "Two years ago, I joined Leading from Home, which has really changed my sense of myself as a leader." FFN caregiver Catrice shares how her leadership skills have grown since joining #LeadingfromHome. homegrownchildcare.org/catrice-how-i-…





Home-based #childcare is under-resourced, under-appreciated & often invisible. Provider and caregiver leaders can change that. Apply for our #HBCCLeadingfromHome initiative or urge a #familychildcare or #FFN provider to apply! Learn more ⤵️ bit.ly/leadfromhome