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Minnesota Tribal Resources for Early Childhood Care (MNTRECC)

Program Overview:

Minnesota Tribal Resources for Early Childhood Care (MNTRECC)

provides services throughout the state of Minnesota in cooperation with Child Care Aware of MN and Tribal Child Care Programs of the 11 federally recognized tribes throughout Minnesota.

MNTRECC is managed through the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Early Childhood Development Division.

Funding is provided through a grant with the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families.

Program Goal: Healthy, Thriving American Indian Children and Families

Program Mission: To provide statewide leadership by creating partnerships, resources and supports that serve to connect and strengthen early care and education for American Indian children and their families within the State of Minnesota.

Program Overview:

Offers training in Native American Early Childhood Curriculum

Provides opportunity for tribal early childhood programs to purchase Ojibwe & Dakota Language Kits

Assists providers in becoming rated in the Parent Aware Quality Rating System

Provides technical assistance for the Professional Development needs of early childhood professionals

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MNTRECC

Minnesota Tribal Resources for Early Childhood Care

190 Sailstar Drive

Cass Lake, MN 56633

Phone: (218) 335-8381

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https://www.llboearlychildhood.com/1-home/programs/mn-trecc/

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Empower to Educate (E2E) Support for Beginning a Career in Child Care

Do you love working with children? Are you interested in a meaningful career in child care and early childhood education? Empower to Educate is here for you. You will receive personal support from a local Workforce Advisor who can help guide you on your path. Our program also offers financial support, free training options, job placement support, and an opportunity to be mentored by an experienced early childhood educator.

Our 14 workforce advisors around the state have already assisted over 200 aspiring early educators, with another 500 currently in the program. This is a program of the Child Care Aware of Minnesota, This initiative is made possible (or funded in part) with a grant from the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families.

Benefits:

Empower to Educate helps current and aspiring early childhood educators begin, advance, and sustain their child care careers.

We offer:

Personal support from a local Workforce Advisor.
$300 to help you complete training requirements.
$600 after working in a Minnesota child care program for six months.
A free training package in English, Spanish, or Somali.
Job skills training like resume writing and interview coaching
Help accessing and navigating technology
Connect to low- to no-cost college classes and early childhood certificate programs
The Empower to Educate Mentorship Program

Be part of an exciting and supportive Empower to Educate community as you begin and advance your child care career. We are here to support you every step of the way!

Eligibility:

Empower to Educate Participants must:

Be at least 16 years old
Be able to pass a background study
Be interested in a career at a licensed or certified child care program in Minnesota
Complete and sign an Empower to Educate Participant Agreement Form

Empower to Educate participants are:

New to the field educators, people interested in beginning careers at licensed or certified child care center programs or family child care programs
Educators recently working in the field, aides, substitutes
People with some college-level education but have never worked in the child care or early education field
Educators recently working in the field with some professional development and are interested in beginning a career path with additional coursework or training

Getting Started:

Reach out to your local Workforce Advisor through the Empower to Educate interest form to connect and get started.
Attend a Empower to Educate information session in-person or online.
Along with your Workforce Advisor, complete the Empower to Educate onboarding process

CLICK ON THIS LINK TO GET STARTED Empower to Educate interest form

VISIT THIS LINK FOR THE STATEWIDE SITE FOR EMPOWER TO EDUCATE

Questions or concerns? Reach out to us at EmpowerToEducate@childcareawaremn.org. We’re here to help!

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Child Care & Early Learning Information

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