Early Learning Scholarships - Families First of Minnesota
126 Woodlake Drive SE, Rochester, MN 55904
- Children ages birth - 5 years - Income requirements - Residents of Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Isanti, Kanabec, Le Sueur, Martin, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Rice, Scott, Sibley, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Watonwan and Winona counties
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8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
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Blue Earth County, MN Brown County, MN Carver County, MN Chisago County, MN Dakota County, MN Dodge County, MN Faribault County, MN Fillmore County, MN Freeborn County, MN Goodhue County, MN Houston County, MN Isanti County, MN Kanabec County, MN Le Sueur County, MN Martin County, MN Mille Lacs County, MN Mower County, MN Nicollet County, MN Olmsted County, MN Pine County, MN Rice County, MN Scott County, MN Sibley County, MN Steele County, MN Wabasha County, MN Waseca County, MN Watonwan County, MN Winona County, MN
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Program Fees
Scholarships help pay for Parent Aware child care and early education programs. Each child who has been awarded a scholarship is eligible to receive up to $8,500 for a 12-month period, depending on tuition costs and the Parent Aware Star rating of the program. Scholarships are renewable until the child is Kindergarten eligible. Scholarship funds are paid directly to the early childhood program that the family chooses, which may include Parent Aware rated family or center-based child care programs, preschool programs, school district programs, or Head Start programs. Must be used at a Parent Aware-related program.
06/11/2025
Families First of Minnesota
Resource for parents, child care programs and community members in areas of early childhood