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“We all have the same goal,” said Amanda Schillinger, a longtime child care provider. “We want to see children grow and learn and be supported in their development.”
“We all have the same goal,” said Amanda Schillinger, a longtime child care provider. “We want to see children grow and learn and be supported in their development.”
Currently, four different state agencies oversee programs for young children but during this year’s legislative session, a proposal for a new state agency was passed to consolidate those programs under one jurisdiction: the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families.
A DFL majority in the Minnesota House passed bills designed to help childcare providers and increase the number of families who can get help paying for daycare.
The state enacted a "Child Care Stabilization Program" last year to help providers survive the pandemic with grants they could use to pay wages to employees and cover other expenses. Now, many child care providers say they might close without continuing the "Child Care Stabilization Act."