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Child Care Support - Mahube Otwa Community Action Partnership - Northwest MN

311 Jefferson Street North, Wadena, MN 56482

Eligibility

- Early Learning scholarships: Serves children from birth - 4 years old are eligible, and 5-year-olds are eligible if they turn 5 after September 1 of the current school year. (Children age out of eligibility if they are age 5 on September 1 or are enrolled in and attending kindergarten, whichever is earlier.) - Minnesota Child Care Assistance program: Parents, stepparents, legal guardians and other eligible caregivers can receive child care assistance if they meet the following: - Be working, going to school, searching for a job, or doing activities in an employment plan - Have children needing care who are 12 or younger, or 13 or 14 years old with special needs - Have children who meet citizenship and immigration requirements - Cooperate with child support enforcement for all children in the family with an absent parent - Meet the program's income limits - Have assets equal to or less than $1 million

Required documents

Vary

Hours

8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
(218)632-3600

Voice - Intake Early Learning Scholarship

(218)739-3011

Voice - Intake Child Care Assistance Program

Interpretation services

Interpreters available

Application process

Call; email; visit website

Service area

Beltrami County, MN
Cass County, MN
Clearwater County, MN
Crow Wing County, MN
Hubbard County, MN
Lake Of The Woods County, MN
Mahnomen County, MN
Morrison County, MN
Todd County, MN
Wadena County, MN

Other Information

Program Fees

No Fee

Description

Early Learning Scholarship: Assists with paying for childcare or early child care education Minnesota's Child Care Assistance Program: Provides financial assistance to help families pay for child care. Mahube-Otwa administers the Child Care Assistance Program in Becker, Otter Tail, Wadena, and Marshall counties.

Last Assured

10/14/2025

Providing organization

Mahube Otwa Community Action Partnership - Northwest MN

Provides services for low-income and older adults living in Mahnomen, Hubbard, Becker, Otter Tail, and Wadena counties, helping them gain knowledge to work, live, and govern themselves