Child Care Aware - Families First of Minnesota

126 Woodlake Drive SE, Rochester, MN 55904

Residents of Blue Earth, Brown, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Le Sueur, Martin, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Rice, Sibley, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Watonwan, and Winona counties
Application
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday

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Donations accepted

Blue Earth County, MN
Brown County, MN
Dodge County, MN
Faribault County, MN
Fillmore County, MN
Freeborn County, MN
Goodhue County, MN
Houston County, MN
Le Sueur County, MN
Martin County, MN
Mower County, MN
Nicollet County, MN
Olmsted County, MN
Rice County, MN
Sibley County, MN
Steele County, MN
Wabasha County, MN
Waseca County, MN
Watonwan County, MN
Winona County, MN

Description

- 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.

Providing organization

Families First of Minnesota

Resource for parents, child care programs and community members in areas of early childhood

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