Redwood County RCCIP Community Solution Action Plan
Over the past year, the Redwood County Rural Child Care Innovation Program core team has worked diligently to engage with child care professionals, employers, and families to understand the child care needs of our county and the barriers facing the sector today. Their work, its findings, and the action steps identified to address this need have been detailed in the Redwood County RCCIP Community Solution Action Plan, which can be accessed here:
Missed our Virtual Town Hall Sessions? Watch the presentation summary here!
Access to child care is not only a concern for families, but the entire community.
The State of Minnesota continues to see a significant decline in childcare centers and in-home childcare providers. Below are resources to highlight the concern.
Looking for Child Care in Redwood County?
Review the list of licensed child care providers from SWHHS.
Why is there a shortage of child care in Greater Minnesota?
Listen to a podcast with Marnie Werner, Director of Research in the Center for Rural Policy and Development.
- Center for Rural Policy and Development: Rural Reality-Child Care Shortage
- Center for Rural Policy and Development: A Quiet Crisis MN Child Care Shortage
- Department of Human Services: Kids Can’t Wait
- Southwest Regional Gap Analysis
- Greater Minnesota’s Child Care Center Wage and Rate Survey Results
- Department of Human Services: Status of Child Care in MN 2019
- Parent Aware: Licensing Programs
- Grady Holtberg, Redwood County Economic Development Coordinator
(507) 637-1122
grady_h@co.redwood.mn.us - Melanie Guetter, Southwest Health Human Services Licensing Social Worker
(507) 637-6113
melanie.guetter@swhhs.com - Kara Kuehn, Center for Inclusive Child Care Relationship-Based Professional Development Specialist
(651) 497-4252
karakuehn@yahoo.com - Karen DeBoer, Child Care Aware Regional Coordinator
(507) 376-4195
kdeboer@smoc.us - Jessica Beyer, First Children's Finance
(320) 808-7066
jessica@firstchildrensfinance.org
Interested in Learning More?
Reach out to Grady, Economic Development Coordinator to discuss your needs and what programs may serve your organization.