Child Care Access and Residential Family Child Care Homes

Presented the Inspired Horizons model converting residential homes into licensed family childcare sites and asked the city for a pilot partnership to use surplus residential properties.

Shared her experience as a school nurse and parent navigating rigid traditional childcare and praised flexible family childcare settings.

Spoke as a substitute caregiver for Inspired Horizons about the consistency and trust built in family childcare homes.

Shared how Inspired Horizons provided affordable, compassionate childcare and scholarships when she was struggling financially.

Praised Inspired Horizons for supporting her autistic child and housing a previously unhoused educator.

Military spouse who praised the childcare program for accelerating her toddler's language development.

Shared her personal story of moving from homelessness to becoming a stable childcare provider through Inspired Horizons.

VA laboratory scientist and mother stressed the difficulty of finding infant care and non-traditional schedules.

Spoke in Spanish and English as a working father about the welcoming environment and quality care provided by Inspired Horizons.

Co-founder of Inspired Horizons reiterated the economic and workforce necessity of supporting family childcare models.