LISC issues roadmap linking home-based child care supply to affordable housing pressures

• LISC issued a roadmap on Aug. 19, 2026 to address child care shortages tied to rising housing costs.
• Report flags a near-50% drop in home-based child care providers since 2005, tightening supply for families.
• Guidance targets housing stability for providers whose homes double as workplaces, citing rent increases, lease risk, eviction threats.
• Framework focuses on affordable housing, zoning, targeted business support, system-level solutions, based on a national cohort, Phoenix pilot.
• Pilot cited investor buying, short-term rentals, pandemic-era price increases as pressures limiting suitable, affordable housing for providers.

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