Child Care Resource And Referral Inc

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.

Child care resource & referral also offers crisis nursery and school readiness. Olmsted county funds the crisis nursery, which is a child abuse prevention and family support program that provides temporary, short-term care for children in olmsted county while families address a crisis situation. Rochester public schools school readiness allow children 3 years old to kindergarten in the rochester area to participate in early childhood programs and services that enable them to enter school with the skills and behavior needed for them to progress and flourish.