COVID-19 Child Care Provider Resources

New 5/4 – Update on the Minnesota Peacetime Emergency Child Care Grants

The next application round will open on May 5 and more information will be made available at that time. Applications will be available through May 12 at 5:00 p.m. Applications are evaluated based on priorities outlined in the legislation, NOT on a first-come-first-serve basis. Whether or not a child care program received a grant in Round One, they still need to complete a new application for Round Two.

LINK:  https://www.childcareawaremn.org/providers/emergency-child-care-grants-2/

Please contact [email protected] with questions.

New 3/26 at 3:30 p.m. – Please help spread the word to your local child care providers!

Press Release:   https://mn.gov/governor/news/?id=1055-425024

General Program Information:   https://www.greaterminnesota.net/childcare/

SWIF Region Program Information:   https://swifoundation.org/emergency-child-care-grants/

Scott Marquardt

Southwest Initiative Foundation

Economic Development and Chamber Partners,

• Here are some Coronavirus resource compilation websites for child care providers:

• State of Minnesota:    https://mn.gov/childcare/
• Child Care Aware of America:

• • https://info.childcareaware.org/coronavirus-updates

• • https://www.childcareaware.org/coronavirus-landing-page/
• Minnesota Department of Human Services:    https://mn.gov/dhs/
• Minnesota Department of Health:   https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/schools.html
• CDC:    https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/guidance-for-schools.html

• WomenVenture:    https://www.womenventure.org//resources/covid-19-update-hub/resources-for-child-care-providers.html

• National Association for the Education of Young Children:  https://www.naeyc.org/resources/topics/covid-19

• These Facebook pages also have a lot of Coronavirus resources for child care providers:

• Minnesota Association of Child Care Professionals:   https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotaAssociationOfChildCareProfessionalsMACCP

• Minnesota Child Care Provider Information Network:    https://www.facebook.com/MCCPIN/

• Child Care Aware of West/Central Minnesota:   https://www.facebook.com/CCAWestCentral/

• First Children’s Finance:   https://www.facebook.com/FCFMinnesota/

• First Children’s Finance is hosting a webinar on Friday (3/27):   https://bit.ly/Covid19CC

• Minnesota DEED website:   https://mn.gov/deed/newscenter/covid/employers/

• For child care providers established as a nonprofit organization:

• • Propel Nonprofits:    https://www.propelnonprofits.org/covid-19-resources-for-nonprofits/

• • Otto Bremer Trust emergency fund:   https://ottobremer.org/emergency-fund/

• Attached is a memo from Governor Walz.

Thanks,

Scott Marquardt

Southwest Initiative Foundation