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FCC homes serve about eight children on average, and about 40 percent have paid assistants to help with care.5 The number of licensed FCC homes has fallen over the past 20 years and these providers represent an important part of the child care sector, particularly for families with low incomes, irregular or unpredictable work schedules, and those living in rural areas that typically do not have many child care options.6  \n1 McLean, Austin, Whitebook, and Olson (2021) .  \n2 McLean et al. (2024) .  \n3 Markowitz (2019); Ronfeldt, Loeb, and Wyckoff,(2013); Tran and Winsler (2011); Henly and Adams (2018) .  \n4 Datta, Milesi, Srivastava, and Zapata-Gietl (2021) .  \n5 National Survey of Early Care and Education Project Team (2016) .  \n6 Bromer, Melvin, and Ragonese-Barnes (2021) .  \nBeyond low pay, these providers face additional challenges—they can feel isolated, since many do not have additional staff members, and they may also feel the pressure of managing a small business. As small business owners, they also face the challenge of accessing benefits that are typically offered to salaried employees. Few providers report having retirement plans, for example, or paid time off. 7 Surveys indicate that most providers have health insurance, but it is typically through state Affordable Care Act Marketplace plans, Medicaid, or through a spouse.8 One study found that over 60 percent of former providers listed economic reasons, including low pay and lack of benefits, as a reason for leaving the FCC field.9  \nTo better support FCC homes in Colorado, the Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) launched a pilot program (the Family Child Care Home Benefits Pilot, or “the pilot program”) that offered selected providers additional funding to support their access to benefits. The pilot was targeted to FCC homes in Colorado that serve children from birth through age 5. A study of the pilot was conducted as part of the Building and Sustaining the Child Care and Early Education Workforce (BASE) project. For more information about the BASE project, see Box 1.  \nBox 1. The BASE Project  \nThe Building and Sustaining the Child Care and Early Education Workforce (BASE) project aimed to increase knowledge and understanding in child care and early education (CCEE) by documenting factors that drive workforce turnover and by building evidence on current initiatives to recruit, advance, and retain a stable and qualified CCEE workforce. The BASE project included a literature review of the existing knowledge base on CCEE workforce retention and turnover; an environmental scan of strategies that are currently in use to build and sustain the workforce; a scan of data sources that could be used to address key questions about the workforce; a conceptual framework depicting factors related to entry, retention, recruitment, and advancement in CCEE and theory-of-change models guiding current strategies; a series of","cbCaipL7C8NwYVUJ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipL7C8NwYVUJ","pdf",1343220,21,"English","# OPRE Report 2025-145\n## Supporting Family Child Care Homes in Colorado\n## Family Child Care Home Benefits Pilot Program\n## Pilot Program Design and Targeting\n## Funding Supports and Participant Eligibility","[{\"question\":\"Why does the report focus on family child care providers’ benefits and compensation?\",\"answer\":\"It explains that low pay and limited benefits reduce recruitment and retention in CCEE, affecting care quality and stability and the availability of child care for working parents.\"},{\"question\":\"What was the Family Child Care Home Benefits Pilot Program in Colorado designed to do?\",\"answer\":\"The pilot offered selected providers additional funds to help cover specific benefits, targeting licensed FCC homes in Colorado serving children from birth through age 5.\"},{\"question\":\"What benefits could participating FCC homes use the pilot funds for?\",\"answer\":\"Funds could be allocated to health care, paid time off, and retirement contributions, and providers could adjust allocations month to month.\"}]","OPRE Report 2025-145 - Supporting Family Child Care Homes in Colorado: Implementation Findings from the Family Child Care Home Benefits Pilot Program | PDF",1792061219,53]