Will You Consider Donating to Families First?
Even post-pandemic, families are still struggling with high child care costs and limited access to early education. This holiday season, we would like to [...]
Crisis Nursery Celebrates 30 Years!
Recently, KTTC did a story on our Crisis Nursery program: " ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – A local organization is celebrating a milestone and supporting [...]
DCYF Provider + Trainer Survey
Quality and Family Supports staff at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) are implementing two surveys. We are interested in learning more [...]
National Preparedness Month
Do you know what kinds of hazards are common where we live, work, and travel? Hazards and disasters are everywhere, and it is important [...]
Families First Welcomes a New Executive Director
Families First of Minnesota is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Executive Director, Kristin Quenzer. She will be replacing Jon Losness, who [...]
Severe Weather Assistance for Child Care Programs
Has your child care program been affected by the severe weather that Southern Minnesota has had in recent weeks? There are resources available to [...]
Advocacy for Children in Legislature
A few weeks ago, several of our Child Care Aware and Early Learning Scholarships team traveled to the Capitol for Advocacy for Children Day! [...]
Parent Aware Automatic One-Star Update
As of March 12th, 2024, programs that have not earned a Parent Aware Rating can now commit to accepting an automatic One-Star Rating when it [...]
Crisis Nursery Thanks Community Helpers!
Crisis Nursery has been busy this holiday season-- so a few thanks are needed! Recently, we were able to spend time acknowledging 5 of [...]
Young Americans School of Self Defense
The Young Americans School of Self Defense is dedicated to child victim prevention. They are hosting a 12 week class, perfect for children to [...]
Summer Sun Safety
Warm, sunny days are wonderful. It's good for children to spend time playing and exercising outdoors, and it's important they enjoy it safely. Although [...]
Gov. Walz Signs Major Pieces of New Budget
"Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday, May 24, signed into law a dozen bills enacting a significant portion of what he and fellow Democrats call [...]
