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Ali and Brittany are a multi-racial Muslim couple raising three foster kids.

They've faced many challenges when it comes to foster care including culture clashes; parenting a drug-addicted newborn; and getting their families to accept their foster kids.

Bonus: Aubree and her wife Laura are white women raising black foster kids in the New York City area. Aubree shares really poetically about what that's like.

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Ms. Brittany’s Village

Brittany and Ali run a licensed trauma-informed day care — Ms. Brittany’s Village — for children ages 12 months to 5 years in Commerce City, Colorado.

Their day care was featured in TIME Magazine.

Brittany says of her day care: “My greatest passion is instilling joy and a lifelong love for learning in young hearts and minds. I have a master's degree in early childhood education and am a certified teacher for ages 0 to 12. I have loved learning about the growth and development of children and the importance of nurturing little ones from birth.

After spending years in the classroom teaching and learning, I am so excited about this incredible opportunity to work with your child in a smaller group setting! Your child will thrive in our early learning program focused on cognitive, social-emotional, and physical growth, catering to the whole child.

My husband and I work together to run the program. We are both certified foster parents informed in trauma care and infant/youth mental health and will use this experience to create a positive environment for little ones to grow and develop.

Our program offers play-based centers with small group learning, a huge green space, and a playground for daily outdoor exploration. It is so fun to work one-on-one or in a small group setting and develop important lifelong skills like independence and healthy peer relationships. I can’t wait to cherish your child like I do my own and foster a deep sense of loving to learn!”

Learn more about Ms. Brittany’s Village.

Ask Aubree Podcast: Your Foster Care Questions

Aubree and her wife Laura answer listener questions about all things foster parenting including how they decided to become foster parents; the licensing process; what they consider before accepting a new placement; and much more.

Listen to the full episode here.