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Child Care

A woman with glasses and a gray sweater stands smiling in a classroom by a wall with colorful handprints and a sign that says, The Future of the World is in This Room. Various posters and a clock are also visible.

February 27, 2026

Little Explorers Child Care Center

Rural child care center a dream come true “SWIF has been amazing. It was a huge change for me to go from a home daycare to an actual business,

Filed Under: Connect Newsletter, Home Page Feature, Stories Tagged With: Child Care

On May 28, a red ribbon snapped in half between giant scissors as a large group of supporters cheered in Luverne, celebrating the opening of Kids Rock! Child Care Center.

September 30, 2025

Celebrating Kids Rock! Child Care Center

Kids Rock! Child Care Center On May 28, a red ribbon snapped in half between giant scissors as a large group of supporters cheered in Luverne.

Filed Under: Boosting Economic Mobility Tagged With: Child Care

Green and blue word bubbles with children's hands inlaid appear next to the words Kids First Early Childhood Conference.

September 5, 2025

2026 KIDS First Conference

Save the date! Southwest Minnesota child care professionals, educators and caregivers are invited to the 2026 Kids First Conference March 6-7 at

Tagged With: Child Care

Presenters stand by a PowerPoint displayed at the front of a room of people seated around tables in a child care listening session.

July 15, 2025

Southwest Minnesota Child Care Listening Sessions Draft Two Summary Report

Child Care Licensing Standards Building on the insights gathered during our initial child care listening sessions, Southwest Initiative

Filed Under: Boosting Economic Mobility Tagged With: Child Care

helping to build a region where all people thrive

July 14, 2025

Southwest Initiative Foundation receives CoBank Rural Prosperity Grant

Rural Prosperity Grant Southwest Initiative Foundation is one of eight national recipients of CoBank’s new Rural Prosperity Grant Program. The

Filed Under: Boosting Economic Mobility Tagged With: Business Support, CDFI, Child Care

A group of people sit at round tables in a conference room, listening to two men standing at the front near blank sheets on the wall. Papers, drinks, and food are on the tables. The setting appears to be a workshop or seminar.

April 29, 2025

2025 Child Care Listening Sessions: Draft Two 

Childcare Regulation Modernization Southwest Initiative Foundation (SWIF) invites southwest Minnesota child care providers, economic development

Filed Under: Boosting Economic Mobility Tagged With: Child Care

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