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Nicollet County Child Care Assistance CCAP helps pay for child care so low income families can work, job search, or attend school while moving towards self-sufficiency. CCAP helps pay for children up to age 12 and for children with special needs up to age 14.

507-934-8559  –  www.co.nicollet.mn.us

Blue Earth County Child Care Assistance CCAP helps pay for child care so low income families can work, job search, or attend school while moving towards self-sufficiency. CCAP helps pay for children up to age 12 and for children with special needs up to age 14.

507-307-4335  –  www.blueearthcountymn.gov

Parent Aware CCR&R is an organization that manages many programs and services devoted to young children and their families, regardless of income levels and background. The list of programs managed by CCR&R is: Child and Adult Care Food Program Child Care Assistance Crisis Nursery Head Start Resource and Referral School Readiness PARRK Group (Parents And Relatives Raising Kids)

507-389-1716  –  www.c2r2.org

Mankato ECFE – Preschool Screenings Early Childhood Screening is a great way to check on your child’s development. Appointments are recommended for children age 3. All children need to complete the screening before beginning Kindergarten.

507-387-4817 (extension 221)  –  www.mankatocer.com

Advocating for Your Child

Quality early childhood experiences are the foundation for a child’s future development. Here We Grow strives to establish partnerships with families and connect them to valuable community resources. These resources include support in various areas including financial resources and developmental resources. Below please find a list of other advocacy groups.

Child Care Aware of MN

Child Care Aware of Minnesota helps families find child care and understand their care options, supports child care providers through grants and education, and informs the community on the importance of child care. Formally Minnesota Child Care Resources and Referral.

MinneMinds

MinneMinds is a statewide campaign to increase public funding for access to high quality early care and education programs proven to prepare our children for success in school and in life.

Minnesota’s Future Allies

Minnesota’s Future was developed by an alliance of early childhood organizations that promotes policy changes to reform early care and education programs, realign public resources to meet quality standards and provide needed resources to build quality and increase access to high quality early learning experiences.

MnAEYC- MnSACA

The Minnesota Association for the Education of Young Children (MnAEYC) and the Minnesota School-Age Care Alliance (MnSACA) are professional associations with members from organizations that represent  a diverse group of professionals representing early care and education and school age and youth programs across Minnesota. MnAEYC-MnSACA promotes quality in early care and education and out-of-school time programs and supports the leadership and development of early care and education and out-of-school time professionals.

Think Small

Think Small, Leaders in Early Learning, provides services, resources, and advocacy for early childhood education in Minnesota. Formally Resources for Child Caring.

Statewide Initiatives and Legislative Proposals

Born to Thrive

Through our partnership with Friesen’s, we have learned of statewide initiatives that are aimed at
impacting healthy foundations for lifelong success.

 View the Born to Thrive Summit Report

Legislative Proposals

Legislative proposals for changes to the Child Care Licensing Rule are currently being proposed
including development of a Task Force to better understand regulations that may have impacted
child care providers negatively, creating a loss of over 21.4% or 3,097 child care providers
over the past decade.

HFXXXX (Franson) Child Care

23382 3rd Ave
Mankato, MN, 56001

(507) 345-6989

(507) 345-6998

herewegrowllc@gmail.com