Rusty’s Cooking Club is a free, online cooking program designed for young children and their families

Visit: ECFE & Preschool | Lake Park Audubon Independent School District 2889

Visit: ISD #23 - ECFE & School Readiness (frazee.k12.mn.us)

ECFE/SR programming supports the role of parents and guardians as their child's first and most important teachers. Our staff and programming builds relationships with families that support positive parent-child relationships, family well-being, connections to peers and community, and school readiness.  We offer child-only school readiness classes, parent/guardian and child together ECFE classes, family fun special events, parenting classes, “out and about” adventures, and more!

Visit: https:// communityed.dlschools.net/ecfe

Visit: http://www.fws.gov/refuge/tamarac

Do you love working with children? Are you interested in a meaningful career in child care and early childhood education? Empower to Educate is here for you. You will receive personal support from a local Workforce Advisor who can help guide you on your path. Our program also offers financial support, free training options, job placement support, and an opportunity to be mentored by an experienced early childhood educator.

Our 14 workforce advisors around the state have already assisted over 200 aspiring early educators, with another 500 currently in the program. This is a program of the Child Care Aware of Minnesota, This initiative is made possible (or funded in part) with a grant from the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families.

Benefits:

Empower to Educate helps current and aspiring early childhood educators begin, advance, and sustain their child care careers.

We offer:

• Personal support from a local Workforce Advisor.
• $300 to help you complete training requirements.
• $600 after working in a Minnesota child care program for six months.
• A free training package in English, Spanish, or Somali.
• Job skills training like resume writing and interview coaching
• Help accessing and navigating technology
• Connect to low- to no-cost college classes and early childhood certificate programs
• The Empower to Educate Mentorship Program

Be part of an exciting and supportive Empower to Educate community as you begin and advance your child care career. We are here to support you every step of the way!

Eligibility:

Empower to Educate Participants must:

• Be at least 16 years old
• Be able to pass a background study
• Be interested in a career at a licensed or certified child care program in Minnesota
• Complete and sign an Empower to Educate Participant Agreement Form

Empower to Educate participants are:

• New to the field educators, people interested in beginning careers at licensed or certified child care center programs or family child care programs
• Educators recently working in the field, aides, substitutes
• People with some college-level education but have never worked in the child care or early education field
• Educators recently working in the field with some professional development and are interested in beginning a career path with additional coursework or training

Getting Started:

• Reach out to your local Workforce Advisor through the Empower to Educate interest form to connect and get started.
• Attend a Empower to Educate information session in-person or online.
• Along with your Workforce Advisor, complete the Empower to Educate onboarding process

CLICK ON THIS LINK TO GET STARTED Empower to Educate interest form

VISIT THIS LINK FOR THE STATEWIDE SITE FOR EMPOWER TO EDUCATE

Questions or concerns? Reach out to us at EmpowerToEducate@childcareawaremn.org. We’re here to help!

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https://mn.gov/mmb/childcare/

About: Child Care and Early Learning Information for Families, Programs and Providers, and Communities

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• Navigating the licensing process
• Accessing business and training resources
• Setting up your environment
• Connecting with resources to build your high quality Program

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https://education.mn.gov/MDE/dse/early/

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