Access to affordable childcare – or lack thereof – has lately become a hot topic throughout Faribault County, and throughout the state of Minnesota.
Acutely aware of the issue, many area Economic Development Authority (EDA) boards have been taking measures to support current childcare providers and incentivize new providers to enter the business.
Most recently, the issue caught the attention of the Faribault County EDA. Following in the footsteps of several city EDAs, the county EDA is now offering a program geared toward making providers’ jobs a little bit easier.
“Throughout the county, and in all of our communities, childcare has been a big topic,” Faribault County EDA specialist Jennifer Howard observes. Read more.