The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS), working in cooperation with CCR&R Agency, has availability of grant funds to increase the capacity of quality early hildhood and school-age care in Minnesota. Grants are available for the following purposes
- To assist child care providers and programs who are soon-to-be licensed, or have been licensed for less than six months, to purchase items or make improvements that are required by licensing or the Fire Marshall.
- To assist licensed providers/programs experiencing an emergency that affects their immediate ability to provide child care services.
- To increase the capacity and quality of licensed infant/toddler care in Minnesota. Grant recipients are required to participate in the Infant/Toddler Training Intensive program.
- To increase the quality of child care avail abel through facility improvements, equipment purchases and provider professional development.
- To provide professional and program development opportunities for school-age-care providers and programs.
Grants are available to licensed family child care providers, child care centers, family child care associations, employer/church-based Rule 2 providers, legally exempt school-based school-age care programs, and corporations or public agencies that develop child care services.
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