DEED’s child care funding delivers for working families, employers and communities across Minnesota

12 Mar 2024


News

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.

Read the full article here.