Minnesota
Working families in Minnesota need accessible, affordable, quality child care and early learning opportunities for their children.
Currently, federal and state early learning programs reach thousands of young children and their families in Minnesota. But too many working families in Minnesota are missing out. As a direct result of child care issues, the Minnesota economy loses millions of dollars each year in the form of lost earnings, productivity, and revenue.
There are 420k children ages 5 and under in Minnesota
74% of these children have all available parents in the workforce
The typical annual cost of child care in Minnesota is around $12,000
The Child Care and Development Block Grant only reaches 7% of eligible families. This federal program helps low-income parents afford child care
Minnesota’s economy loses $2.1B annually due to child care challenges
Minnesota: In The Headlines
Why affordable child care is so hard to find
MPR News | November 3, 2023
The cost of child care takes a huge chunk out of parents’ paychecks. But at the same time, many child care workers make barely enough to support themselves. And, now the costs are rising.
Child care shortage impacts region’s buisness environment
Crow River Media | January 24, 2024
The child care crisis affects an employee’s effectiveness at work, including their ability to stay focused, present and productive.
Child care workers, lawmakers, work to establish a lifeline for rural child care
ABC 6 News | February 8, 2024
Child care across rural Minnesota has been hanging by a thread in recent years and local child care providers are asking lawmakers to hear and act on their pleas.
Minnesota Resources & News
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