BRINGING IT HOME PROJECT

Once licensed, home-based childcare providers become eligible for:

• New Hampshire Child Care Scholarship Program payments for subsidized children.
• USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) reimbursements for nutritious meals served.
• Sliding scale tuition payments from families seeking quality care in licensed settings.
  

This creates stable and ongoing revenue streams that increase annual provider income by an estimated $15,000–$25,000 per provider, depending on enrollment and funding eligibility. The program could generate new annual income across participating providers.

By expanding childcare capacity in rural and underserved areas, Bring It Home directly supports local employers’ ability to attract and retain talent—especially in healthcare, education, and manufacturing sectors where employee turnover due to childcare gaps is high.

Reliable childcare access reduces absenteeism, increases retention, and supports long-term workforce stability, which enhances productivity and competitiveness for local businesses. This has a cumulative effect on economic growth and employer investment in the region.

Childcare enables parents to return to or expand their workforce participation. Each childcare slot created opens up economic productivity:

• An estimated 100 new childcare slots will be created through this program. This makes it possible for over 100 parents—many of them women—to re-enter the workforce or increase their working hours.
• In turn, this boosts household earnings, spending, and local tax contributions.

Additionally, the construction and renovation activities associated with this program engage local contractors, electricians, plumbers, and suppliers, creating short-term jobs and injecting funds into local trades and small businesses.

Investments in childcare-related home improvements (e.g., code-compliance, additions, lead remediation) also contribute to the value and livability of the local housing stock, increasing neighborhood pride and stabilizing property values in lower-income areas. These homes become dual-use assets, places to live and earn, creating long-term personal wealth-building opportunities for provider-owners.