Child Care

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Making affordable child care within reach for families

The Minnesota Budget Project has long sought public investments in making child care affordable to more families. To ensure the best future, we support policy changes so that all Minnesotans have affordable child care so parents can work or go to school, children get off to a strong start, and employers can attract and retain the workers they need. 
 
We support the Great Start framework to achieve the following goals: affordable and accessible child care and early learning for families; high-quality child care and early learning for all children, regardless of race, income, or zip code; and child care and early learning system that equitably compensates and supports a diverse early childhood educator workforce. 

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In 2024 session, policymakers progress toward improving health care and child care

May 29, 2024 • Jessie Luévano
Child Care, Health Care, Minnesota Budget

While 2024 was not a budget-setting year for the state, policymakers made use of the limited resources they had to build on last year’s transformational investments and took steps to set the state up for a brighter future. This blog takes a look at the policy and budget decisions made this year to make affordable health care and child care available to more Minnesotans.

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Decisions in session’s final days should strengthen health care and child care for Minnesotans

May 14, 2024 • Jessie Luévano
Child Care, Health Care, Minnesota Budget

In 2023, policymakers made transformational budget investments for the well-being of Minnesotans and their families. While 2024 is not a budget-setting year for the state, there are policy decisions at play in the final days of the legislative session that could set the stage for further progress next year.

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