Child Care Aware - Families First of Minnesota

- Child care referrals: Parentaware.org

- Grants to early childhood programs to help fund supplies, equipment, technology, and professional development:

- Emergency Grants: May be available year-round to help cover costs associated with emergency situations based on the availability of funding.

- Regional Grants: Offered annually and awarded on a competitive basis to child care programs. Applications are available September 1 and must be submitted by September 25 for consideration.

- Startup Grants: Available year-round, depending on funding to cover items required to open a child care license and to help cover start-up costs.

- Professional Development: Offers educational and training opportunities to Early Childhood professionals and educators, parents, foster care providers, and those interested in the development of children, birth to age 12.