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Child Care Aware West/Central

West Central Child Care Aware Funded through a grant from the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Child Care Aware West/Central helps families find child care and supports the professional growth of child care programs. Services offered through Child Care Aware West/Central include: 

 

  • Child Care Wayfinder:  A one-stop navigation for starting and growing early childhood programs. 
  • Empower to Educate: Empower to Educates helps current and aspiring early childhood educators advance and sustain their career goals in child care.
  • Grants:  Child Care Aware grants are available to all early childhood programs to help fund supplies, equipment, technology and professional development.  See what types of grants are currently available. 
  • Parent Aware:  Minnesota’s quality rating improvement system.  Learn how you can go above licensing requirements to not only provide a safe and healthy environment, but also use best practice indicators to prepare children for a lifetime of learning. 
  • Professional Development:  Learn how Child Care Aware West/Central can support your professional development growth through trainings and professional advising. 

 

By guiding and connecting families, as well as educating and supporting providers, Child Care Aware West/Central is working towards a diverse, high-quality child care system accessible to all Minnesota families.

If you are a child care educator wanting to connect with your local Child Care Resource and Referral agency, find them below:

Community Action Logo
United Community Action Partnership (Region 6E) covering: Kandiyohi, McLeaod, Meeker, and Renville Counites. 
Prairie Five Community Logo
Prairie Five Community Action (Region 6W) covering: Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties. 
Milestones Logo
Milestones (Region 7W) covering: Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, and Wright Counties.
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Southwestern Minnesota Opportunity Council (Region 8) covering: Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, and Rock Counties. 

 

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