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House committee hears bills to extend childcare facility repair grants and DEED childcare economic development funding
Summary
The House Workforce, Labor and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee on March 28 considered House File 2582, a bill to continue and expand state grants intended to increase childcare capacity across Minnesota.
The House Workforce, Labor and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee on March 28 considered House File 2582, a bill to continue and expand state grants intended to increase childcare capacity across Minnesota.
Supporters told the committee that two existing grant programs have helped create childcare slots and kept small providers open, and they urged continued funding. Suzanne Pearl, Minnesota director for First Children’s Finance, said the Minnesota Childcare Facility Revitalization Grant Program has provided small awards to address safety and licensing-related repairs, noting, “Without further funding, the program will end.”
The committee heard that the facility grants, implemented since 2022, capped awards at…
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