Join the NAFCC Annual Conference 2026, July 15–18 in Chicago, a national gathering of family child care (FCC) educators, advocates, and leaders focused on strengthening home-based child care. This year’s theme, Building Bridges, Raising Voices, Shaping Futures, highlights the critical role of FCC in communities. A featured pre-conference session—Building Inclusive Early Care Systems: Centering Family Child Care (July 15)—will bring together educators and system leaders to explore how to better integrate and support FCCs.