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Please take a few moments to view Tina's Senate Floor speech; "Childcare is a necessity for our working families.".
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Two DFL legislators on Thursday proposed expanding state child care and early education subsidies so that families would pay no more than 7 percent of their income for child care....
A contingent of DFL lawmakers plan to introduce legislation next year capping child care costs at 7% of household income for all families making less than 150% the state median...
State lawmakers are calling the cost of child care unsustainable. During a House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee meeting earlier this month, testifiers explained providers face high costs...
As many child care centers across the country face possible closure after American Rescue Plan funding expired this fall, Minnesota stood out in this sector as state-allocated funds...
Advocates for affordable child care have launched a new tool to help parents figure out what they would be paying for child care if Minnesota tackled runaway costs....
In Minnesota, parents paid childcare costs among the most expensive in the country while daycare workers struggled to make a living wage. Click HERE for more information....
A new, user-friendly web platform is making it easier for child care providers to complete licensing forms online, as Minnesota continues to implement improvements that support the child care...
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...
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MOORHEAD (KFGO/PRAIRIE PUBLIC) A Moorhead lawmaker says as much of the nation prepares to go over what's being called a "daycare cliff," Minnesota is well poised to meet...
(FOX 9) - With a massive childcare funding program set to expire in the coming days, early learning centers across the United States are warning of rising prices and...
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Abdi Daisane watched enrollment at his St. Cloud day care center plummet. By the end of 2020, most children at Blooming Kids Child Care...
BEMIDJI -- As part of the Rural Minnesota Child Care Tour headed by statewide organization Kids Count On Us, child care providers, teachers and parents gathered at Pine...
St. Paul residents will be able to approve tax increases to fund childcare services at the ballot box in 2024, as the city council voted on Aug. 16 to override...
MINNESOTA, USA -- On Sept. 30, a federal program that helped childcare centers stay open during the pandemic will end and some experts say the loss of federal funding could force...
MINNEAPOLIS Experts warn the country could be on the brink of a child care funding "cliff" next month when COVID-era relief money expires. The American Rescue Plan, a...
At Primrose School of Champlin Park, 3-year-olds are being introduced to Spanish, and at Four Directions Family Center on E. Lake Street in Minneapolis, they are immersed in...
MINNEAPOLIS Experts warn the country could be on the brink of a child care funding "cliff" next month when COVID-era relief money expires. The American Rescue Plan, a...
WINONA, Minn. (WKBT) -- Lieutenant Governor Flanagan visited Winona to celebrate expanding childcare access throughout Minnesota. Flanagan met with White House officials earlier this week discussing childcare issues...
It's being called the New Minnesota Miracle. Our children are smiling, even the babies with their lopsided grins. The Legislature and governor have taken steps to make our state...
"What are you most proud of accomplishing this session?" Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman's answer to that question posed by Minnesota Reformer reporter Michelle Griffith caught my...
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) joined Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Roger Marshall (R-KS), and Mike Braun (R-IN) to introduce bipartisan...
Decades-old educator resource Developmentally Appropriate Practice (from the National Association for the Education of Young Children) under fire; learn more and add your name to a letter of support....
Every morning, Mary Solheim looks forward to seeing the children at Playschool Child Care in Maplewood, where she works as the director. But in recent years, the joy of the...
Minnesota state lawmakers are making progress on a bill that would create a new state Department of Children, Youth and Families. The idea was introduced by Governor Tim Walz during...
We are deeply saddened about the children and staff whose innocent lives were taken in Monday's school shooting in Nashville. We mourn alongside their families, their community, and our...
A group of St. Paul elected officials, educators and business owners is reviving its push for a special property tax levy to cover the costs of child care and early-learning...
For the first time in several years, child care providers are holding out hope state lawmakers understand the importance of early childhood education. Earlier this year, Governor Tim Walz proposed...
Gov. Tim Walz has made a simple -- but ambitious -- pledge in his second term: to put an end to children living in poverty in the state of Minnesota. The DFL...
As someone who served in the Minnesota House and now works for Ramsey County, I have seen firsthand the impact that our state's lack of investment in early care...
There's great excitement as Alissa Kretsch hides purple hearts around the playroom in her home day care. Kretsch has been a child care provider in New Ulm for...
Gov. Walz and Lt. Gov. Flanagan visited the YWCA of Minneapolis' Ecolab child care center in downtown St. Paul on February 21, 2024. They met with children, observed...
Gov. Tim Walz has proposed billions to expand a child care tax credit, increase subsidy rates for low-income families and provide monthly payments for child care teachers. How much...
The workforce shortage exists everywhere in the state, but it is especially acute in Greater Minnesota. One way to reduce that shortage is to have affordable child care available...
State leaders are redoubling their efforts to prop up struggling daycares and help families pay for child care. Governors and lawmakers in both red and blue states this year have...
ST PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota House Monday passed two bills designed to bolster childcare providers, including one that would increase payments to in the Child Care Assistance Program for...