MN ECFE 50th Anniversary Celebration

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

Visit: https://mndigital.org/about/contributing-organizations/becker-county-historical-society

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

The Department of Human Services (DHS) Licensing Division has a critical role in monitoring and supporting health and safety in approximately 10,600 licensed child care programs in Minnesota. Licensure provides the necessary oversight mechanisms to ensure child care is provided in a healthy and safe environment, provided by qualified people, and can meet the developmental needs of all children in care.

Visit: https://mn.gov/dhs/

Sourcewell is authorized to establish competitively awarded cooperative purchasing contracts on behalf of itself and its participating agencies. Sourcewell follows the competitive contracting law process to solicit, evaluate, and award cooperative purchasing contracts for goods and services.

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Visit: https://mn.sourcewell.org/licensing/family-child-care

Wayfinder is a go to one-one resource for family child care or center licensing. The network is staffed by local navigators at regional Child Care Aware of Minnesota agencies and Minnesota Tribal Resources for Early Childhood Care (MNTRECC). Navigators help people in their communities create, sustain, and expand licensed family child care and center-based programs by offering encouragement, support, and connection to the many resources available for child care programs.

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Visit: https://www.childcarewayfinder.org/

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Brief: https://www.childcareawaremn.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Wayfinder-brief-2023-FINAL-1.pdf

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Child Care Aware of Minnesota partner agencies support the professional growth of child care providers and programs. Many local services are delivered by an agency in each Region, and some services are coordinated across multiple regions by one agency in each District.

Find your appropriate District and contact information below. You can also call our statewide hotline at 888.291.9811.

Are you Native American child care program or program caring for Native American children? Please contact Minnesota Tribal Resources for Early Childhood Care (MNTRECC) at 218.335.8381 or LeechLakeEarlyChildhoodMNTRECC@gmail.com.

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Region 4 - Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse, and Wilkin Counties

Maria Steen, Lakes and Prairies Community Action Partnership
218.512.1586
MariaS@caplp.org

Visit: https://www.childcareawaremn.org/

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