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DEED’s child care funding delivers for working families, employers and communities across Minnesota
12 Mar 2024
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DEED just announced record funding to expand working families' access to affordable, quality child care in communities across the state: two rounds of Child Care Economic Development grants totaling nearly $12.5 million will be issued this year. But did you know that since 2017, DEED has issued more than $6.5 million in Child Care Economic Development grants to 56 local governments and non-profit organizations throughout Minnesota, helping create up to 9,300 child care slots?
Here are a few examples of how DEED funding has helped increase access to quality, affordable child care across Minnesota.
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