Thriving Providers Project (TPP)

PHMC is the implementation partner of the Thriving Providers Project (TPP) in Philadelphia.

TPP is a national initiative spearheaded by Home Grown to support local organizations launching direct cash pilots to stabilize the economic well-being of home-based child care providers so children can succeed. Learn more at thrivingproviders.org.

TPP provides ongoing direct cash transfers to licensed Family Child Care (FCC) providers. Unrestricted cash transfers are likely to be an effective way to economically stabilize providers and increase the continuity of care. When providers aren’t burdened with how they are going to pay their mortgage or where their next meal is coming from, they are able to improve the responsive relationships with children, and ultimately improve early learning experiences for families.

This initiative prioritizes the impact home-based caregivers have on the children and communities they serve when financial stressors are reduced. Utilizing research from guaranteed income initiatives around the country and best practices in early childhood education, we know that supporting and stabilizing providers and caregivers will improve the availability and quality of care for children and families.

TPP in the News:

• EdSurge: What Happens When You Give Child Care Providers Money — With No Strings Attached?
• YES! Magazine: Child Care: Invaluable and Undervalued
• The Colorado Sun: Programs offering universal basic income — or direct cash with no strings attached — are increasing across Colorado