Family, Friend and Neighbor Caregivers Provide Critical Child Care in Immigrant Communities Yet Face Significant Barriers Accessing Resources

WASHINGTON — Child care provided by relatives, friends and neighbors is the most common form of care across the United States. It is particularly prevalent among immigrant families, given formal center-based child care can be expensive and frequently lacks flexible scheduling options and culturally and linguistic appropriate services. Nonetheless, this sector, known as family, friend and neighbor (FFN) care, is often unresourced, unsupported and invisible in child-care policy conversations.