CHILD CARE RESOURCE & REFERRAL INC

HEAD START PROVIDES COMMUNITY BASED CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENTPROGRAMMING FOR FAMILIES LIVING IN OLMSTED, FREEBORN, AND WINONACOUNTIES. HEAD START FOCUSES ON PREPARING PREGNANT WOMEN AND YOUNGCHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO 5 YEARS OLD, AND THEIR FAMILIES, FOR ASUCCESSFUL FUTURE. ESSENTIAL INFORMATION, TRAINING AND SERVICES AREPROVIDED SO PARENTS ARE ABLE TO BUILD A BETTER LIFE FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND FULFILL THEIR ROLE AS THE PRIMARY EDUCATOR OF THEIR CHILDREN. THECCR&R HEAD START PROGRAM OPERATES AT ELEVEN (11) LOCATIONS THROUGHOUTOLMSTED, FREEBORN, AND WINONA COUNTIES.

CHILD CARE AWARE OF MN SOUTHERN DISTRICT PROVIDES EARLY CHILDHOODTRAINING, START UP SERVICES UNDER THE WAYFINDER PROGRAM, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISING, STARTUP, REGIONAL, AND EMERGENCY GRANTS, ALONG WITH PARENT AWARE SERVICES TO REGIONS 9 AND 10 CONSISTING OF 20 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. WE SERVE FAMILY CHILD CARE PROGRAMS, AND CHILD CARE CENTERS AND WITH A GRANT FROM DCYF ALSO SERVE FAMILY, FRIEND, AND NEIGHBOR AND LEGAL NON-LICENSED PROVIDERS. CHILD CARE AWARE OF MINNESOTA SOUTHERN DISTRICT SUCCESSFULLY HELD 203 TRAININGS ACROSS 20 COUNTIES IN 2025. TRAININGS CONSIST OF LICENSING REQUIRED HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAININGS AND PARENT AWARE KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK BASED TRAININGS. IN 28 COUNTIES ACROSS MINNESOTA FAMILIES FIRST ADMINISTERS THE EARLY LEARNING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. AWARDED FAMILIES USE THE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THEIR CHILD(REN) TO ATTEND HIGH-QUALITY CHILD CARE AND EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO ENSURE YOUR CHILD ENTERS KINDERGARTEN READY TO SUCCEED. THE SCHOLARSHIP MONEY IS PAID DIRECTLY TO THE PROGRAM OF YOUR CHOICE THAT IS PARTICIPATING IN PARENT AWARE. PARENT AWARE IS MINNESOTA'S RATING TOOL THAT RECOGNIZES PROGRAMS OFFERING SERVICES ABOVE THE REQUIRED LICENSING STANDARDS.