August 7, 2020
Snack Pack Delivery to Child Care Providers
Think Small Quality Coaches delivered snack packs from Health Fair 11 to child…
August 7, 2020
Child Care Provider Sanitizer & Bleach Give Away
Hundreds of gallons of bleach and hand sanitizer were distributed to child care…
July 1, 2020
From the Front Lines of Child Care: Annie’s Story
Annie Dunham shares her experiences as a Center Supervisor during the COVID-19…
June 25, 2020
From the Front Lines of Child Care: Erin’s Story
Parent Erin Echternach shares her experiences during the initial months of the…
June 17, 2020
From the Front Lines of Child Care: Lori’s Story
Family child care provider Lori Williams stayed open during the pandemic to…
May 18, 2020
From the Front Lines of Child Care: Wendy’s Story
Wendy Dewall has lost thousands of dollars due to the pandemic, but is keeping…
May 18, 2020
From the Front Lines of Child Care: Britney’s Story
Family child care provider Britney Linn explains how the COVID-19 pandemic is…
May 15, 2020
From the Front Lines of Child Care: Jean’s Story
Family child care provider Jean Mathison hopes child care is seen as essential…
May 14, 2020
From the Front Lines of Child Care: Jamie’s Story
Family child care provider Jamie Brown describes how the COVID-19 pandemic has…
May 13, 2020
From the Front Lines of Child Care: Josalyn’s Story
Family child care provider Josalyn Williams is working hard to keep the…
May 13, 2020
From the Front Lines of Child Care: Irene’s Story
Longtime family child care provider Irene Moore talks about the difficulty of…
May 13, 2020
From the Front Lines of Child Care: Robyn’s Story
Family child care provider Robyn Rice is struggling to stay afloat during the…
May 7, 2020
From the Front Lines of Child Care: Hopkins Early Learning Center
The Executive Director of an early care and education program talks about the…
May 6, 2020
From the Front Lines of Child Care: Tammy’s Story
Tammy Neumann loves her job, but she’s worried the pandemic will make it tough…
May 4, 2020
From the Front Lines of Child Care: Elisa’s Story
Family child care provider Elisa Vega is worried about what the future holds…
May 4, 2020
From the Front Lines of Child Care: Rdella’s Story
“I think people are seeing how important we are, and the Governor sees that…
April 30, 2020
From the Front Lines of Child Care: Shirley’s Story
Family child care provider Shirly Toby is staying open to care for the children…
January 16, 2020
A Middle-Class Mom Looking for Help
Viktoria Bjerke wants her children to have the best early childhood experience…
January 10, 2020
Keeping My Kids in High-Quality Care
Kathy, a parent from Moorhead, describes how an early learning scholarship…
September 13, 2019
Here We Grow
Rather than set unit topics and lengths, Here We Grow has provocations based on…
September 13, 2019
Little Wonders
Observing nature on the lake is one of the perks of the location - they’ve seen…
September 13, 2019
The Teddy Bear House
“My drive home is kind of my time to reflect on what happened today and I’ll…
September 12, 2019
People Serving People
"There’s never really an end of the school year for us, and we can have new…
September 4, 2019
Mary Loves ParentPowered Texts
"I want to tell everybody I know about ParentPowered Texts."
September 3, 2019
Big Red House
Greta makes sure to give children many opportunities to practice the skills…
September 3, 2019
Natalie’s Child Care
Natalie Marose believes that “the children will get to all the things they need…
September 3, 2019
Emma’s Story
Emma could only speak Spanish, and her mom, Liss Idrovo, worried that she would…
August 26, 2019
Early Learning Scholarships Make a Difference
Nichole Flowers is a mother of six children living in North Minneapolis. Her…
August 26, 2019
Oliver’s Story
St. Paul mother Stephanie Henderson knows her son Oliver has benefited from…
August 15, 2019
Aaron’s Story
Katherine had Aaron when she was just 15 years old. It wasn’t easy for the…