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Milestones Building brighter futures, nurturing growth, and creating pathways to success for the early childhood community. Visit our website at
www.milestonesmn.org
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Whether you are a child care provider, parent, or grandparent Child Care Choices is here to support you as you make decisions about the young children in your life.

09/23/2024

The REETAIN Bonus application for family child care educators opens October 1!

REETAIN Bonuses help supplement income for early childhood educators as they work to establish a career in the field and can be used for program supplies, professional development, or personal expenses. Applicants will need to submit an accurate and up-to-date Develop DHS Licensing Learning Record with the REETAIN application form.

Applications will be open October 1-November 30.

https://www.childcareawaremn.org/providers/grants-and-scholarships/reetain-bonuses/

Every step forward, no matter how big or small, is a testament to a child's strength, curiosity, and resilience. At Mile...
09/22/2024

Every step forward, no matter how big or small, is a testament to a child's strength, curiosity, and resilience.

At Milestones, we celebrate each achievement, knowing it brings our children one step closer to their full potential.

Together, we nurture, guide, and inspire them along this beautiful journey.

09/20/2024

๐Ÿšจ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† ๐—”๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ - ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ญ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ! ๐Ÿšจ

Ensuring proper food safety is essential when serving children and adults in the ! This weekโ€™s is all about the โ€œdanger zoneโ€ and how to protect your meals from harmful bacteria.

Catch valuable tips from Isabel Ramos-Lebron, MS, RDN, LD, to keep your food safe and healthy!

"Be curious. Ask questions. Never stop exploring the world around you."At Milestones, we believe curiosity is the key to...
09/20/2024

"Be curious. Ask questions. Never stop exploring the world around you."

At Milestones, we believe curiosity is the key to unlocking a world of learning and discovery!

We encourage children to ask questions, explore their environment, and embrace the wonders of the world with open hearts and eager minds.

Together, we create a nurturing space where curiosity leads to new adventures in learning.

๐Ÿ“ข ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ: "๐’๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž" ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง! ๐ŸŒŸJoin us for a 2-day ce...
09/20/2024

๐Ÿ“ข ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ: "๐’๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž" ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง! ๐ŸŒŸ

Join us for a 2-day celebration of family child care with learning, connection, and some well-deserved pampering! ๐Ÿ™Œ

๐Ÿ“… When: October 18th & 19th
๐Ÿ“ Where: Riverโ€™s Edge Convention Center, St. Cloud, MN

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ๐…๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ :
โ–ช Keynote speaker Jerletha McDonald
โ–ช DHS presentations and panel discussion
โ–ช Family child care-specific topics taught by family child care experts
โ–ช Up to 16 hours of Develop-approved training
โ–ช Multiple KCF content areas to choose from ..and much more!

๐ŸŽ‰ Bonus: Enjoy a Provider Appreciation Dinner and connect with fellow providers!

๐Ÿ’ธ Cost: $125 for the full conference or $100 for a single day.

Click here for more information and to register now! โžกhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/shaping-the-future-conference-registration-registration-984148794537?aff=oddtdtcreator

Come celebrate family child care at this exciting 2-day conference of learning, connecting and pampering for providers.

Many of our staff have been supporting United Way of Central Minnesota during their Days of Caring this week!!
09/20/2024

Many of our staff have been supporting United Way of Central Minnesota during their Days of Caring this week!!

๐ŸŒŸ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ?๐ŸŒŸJoin Empower to Educate and be paired with a mentor to help you grow and thrive i...
09/19/2024

๐ŸŒŸ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ?๐ŸŒŸ

Join Empower to Educate and be paired with a mentor to help you grow and thrive in early childhood education!

Click here โžก๏ธhttps://www.childcareawaremn.org/providers/professional-development/empower-to-educate/Reach to get started today. ๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿ“š

Child Care Aware of Minnesota Helping children succeed in school and life by supporting the professional growth of early childhood educators and connecting families to quality child care. Latest Blog Post Planning for Emergencies Minnesota has our fair share of emergencies, including tornadoes, seve...

๐ŸŒŸ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ•๐– - ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ง, ๐’๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐›๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž, ๐’๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐–๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ! ๐ŸŒŸAre you looking for w...
09/18/2024

๐ŸŒŸ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ•๐– - ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ง, ๐’๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐›๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž, ๐’๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐–๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ! ๐ŸŒŸ

Are you looking for ways to save time, reduce costs, and access valuable tools and resources? Join the ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž today and unlock a world of benefits! ๐Ÿคโœจ

โœ… ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
โœ… ๐‚๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐’๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ
โœ… ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž
โœ… ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐๐ƒ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ
โœ… ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ
โœ… ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐…๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž
โ€ฆand so much more!

Learn how the Shared Services Alliance can help your program thrive. ๐ŸŒฑ
Click here to find out more: https://www.milestonesmn.org/shared-services-alliance/

Ready to join? ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ! https://forms.gle/jRQGNR1kjhWmNxci7

Questions, please contact ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐จ๐ง ๐€๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง, ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ
๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]
๐Ÿ“ž 320.423.0195

09/17/2024

๐Ÿšจ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐—ฅ: ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ป!๐Ÿšจ

The Regional Grant application period will close September 25th. Applications are available through your Organizational Profile on Develop.
If you haven't already - click here for a guide to set up your organization profile:https://developtoolmn.org/dhs/assets/Creating_an_Organization_Profile_FINAL_2020_tcm1053-500294.pdf

For further assistance, contact Jackie Freeman at [email protected] or 320-249-0210.

09/17/2024
At Milestones, we believe every child has limitless potential just waiting to be discovered. Through our caring and supp...
09/15/2024

At Milestones, we believe every child has limitless potential just waiting to be discovered.

Through our caring and supportive environment, we nurture curiosity, encourage creativity, and inspire a lifelong love of learning.

Together, weโ€™re shaping the future one milestone at a time!

To learn more, reach out at:
www.milestonesmn.org

Every step matters!At Milestones we are Building brighter future, nurturing growth, and creating pathways to success for...
09/13/2024

Every step matters!

At Milestones we are Building brighter future, nurturing growth, and creating pathways to success for the early childhood community!

๐ŸŽ‰ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ!๐ŸŽ‰Join us in celebrating YOU - our dedicated child care providers in Central MN!...
09/13/2024

๐ŸŽ‰ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ!๐ŸŽ‰

Join us in celebrating YOU - our dedicated child care providers in Central MN!
Enjoy food, fun, engaging conversations, and valuable resources.
Plus, a complimentary dinner and time to recharge with fellow providers. ๐ŸŒŸ

๐Ÿ“ Location: True North Marketplace, 223 E Kraft Dr. SE, Melrose, MN
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Date & Time: October 3, 2024, from 6-8 pm

All licensed child care providers are welcome!
*๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด.

๐Ÿ‘‰RSVP's are encouraged but not required - Simply scan the QR Code.

For More Information Contact: Sara Hagen at [email protected]

We can't wait to see you there! ๐Ÿ˜Š

09/12/2024

๐ŸŒŸ ๐„๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ~ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ! ๐ŸŒŸ

Weโ€™re excited to see everyone there! Don't miss this incredible opportunity to gain valuable insights into child behavior and early education.๐ŸŒฑ

๐Ÿ“š Featured sessions include:
โœ… Keynote: Creating a Culturally Sensitive Early Learning Environment
โœ… Igniting Curiosity and Deep Learning Through the Power of Purposeful Play
โœ… Why Do They Do That? A Chance to Grow

Get ready for an engaging and inspiring day of learning. See you there!

Questions: Contact Makayla at (320) 241-0629 or [email protected]

โœจ ๐‚๐ข๐ซ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ โœจJoin us for the Circle of Security P...
09/11/2024

โœจ ๐‚๐ข๐ซ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ โœจ

Join us for the Circle of Security Parenting Series to learn how to create secure attachments and support the emotional development of children. ๐Ÿ’–

๐Ÿ“… Choose from two options:

Option A: Wednesdays from Sept 25 to Nov 5
Option B: Wednesdays from Oct 23 to Dec 18 (skip Nov 27)

๐ŸŒ Virtual via Zoom

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ For parents, caregivers, and foster parents

Register today at 320-406-1600 (ext. 0) or email [email protected]. Spaces are limited!

๐Ÿ’ซ ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž? ๐Ÿ’ซContact Sandy Knipp - Parent Aware Recruiter West/Central District ๐Ÿ“งEmail: sknipp...
09/10/2024

๐Ÿ’ซ ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž? ๐Ÿ’ซ
Contact Sandy Knipp - Parent Aware Recruiter West/Central District
๐Ÿ“งEmail: [email protected] โ˜Ž๏ธ320-251-5081 ext. 564

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๐Ÿ“ข ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐š๐›๐ฒ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก! ๐Ÿ“ขAs childcare providers, itโ€™s our job to create the safest environments for the babies...
09/09/2024

๐Ÿ“ข ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐š๐›๐ฒ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก! ๐Ÿ“ข

As childcare providers, itโ€™s our job to create the safest environments for the babies in our care. Whether you're new or experienced, KidKare's Baby Safety Checklist can help ensure your space is secure.

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ General safety tips
๐Ÿ˜ด Safe sleep practices
๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Feeding safety
๐ŸŽ  Playtime precautions

Stay informed and proactive! Click the link to learn more at KidKare.com โฌ‡๏ธ
https://www.kidkare.com/baby-safety-checklist

Discover safety tips for childcare providers during Baby Safety Month. Access our checklist to ensure a secure environment for infants.

09/07/2024

๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”น ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐„๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ž? ๐Ÿ”น๐Ÿ”ท
Energize is ONE WEEK Away! Donโ€™t miss out on this valuable opportunity! Register now to enhance your skills and knowledge in early childhood education.
For More Details and Registration Information Visit: https://www.milestonesmn.org/energize-event/

09/06/2024

๐ŸŒŸ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ - ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ! ๐ŸŒŸ

Join us for a ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป on ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜. ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ๐˜๐—ต @ ๐Ÿฒ๐—ฝ๐—บ to discover how you can become a ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ for Family Child Care Programs in Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, and/or Wright Counties! ๐ŸŒŸ

๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—ฉ๐—ฃ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„!
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๐ŸŒŸ ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐”๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ง ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ŸŒŸAre you interested in opening your own Family Child Care business? Now is the time to explo...
09/05/2024

๐ŸŒŸ ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐”๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ง ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ŸŒŸ

Are you interested in opening your own Family Child Care business? Now is the time to explore the possibilities!

Join us for an Open House event where you'll have the chance to:
๐Ÿ”น Meet Child Care Wayfinder Navigators and Stearns County Licensors
๐Ÿ”น Get your questions answered about the licensing process
๐Ÿ”น Learn if owning your own child care business is the right fit for you!

This is an informal conversation about opening a licensed family child care.
๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ.

Any questions, please contact:
Jolene Whaley, Child Care Startup & Retention Navigator
๐Ÿ“ž 320-251-5081
๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]

Don't miss out on this opportunity to make a difference in your community! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ‘ถ

๐ŸŒŸ ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐š๐ญ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ! ๐ŸŒŸWeโ€™re excited to announce multiple open positions to strengthen our dedicated team and s...
09/04/2024

๐ŸŒŸ ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐š๐ญ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ! ๐ŸŒŸ

Weโ€™re excited to announce multiple open positions to strengthen our dedicated team and support early childhood education professionals.

These roles are key in expanding professional development opportunities, supporting food program initiatives, and fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion.

๐Ÿ“Œ ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
For additional information about these positions, education and training experience, requirements, and application deadlines, please scan the QR Code or visit our website at: www.milestonesmn.org/join-our-team/

Be part of an inspiring community that makes a difference in early childhood education!

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๐Ÿšจ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐—ฅ: ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ป!๐Ÿšจ The Regional Grant application period will close September 25th. Applications are available through your Organizational Profile on Develop. If you haven't already - click here for a guide to set up your organization profile:https://developtoolmn.org/dhs/assets/Creating_an_Organization_Profile_FINAL_2020_tcm1053-500294.pdf For further assistance, contact Jackie Freeman at [email protected] or 320-249-0210.

Energize
Energize

๐ŸŒŸ ๐„๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ~ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ! ๐ŸŒŸ Weโ€™re excited to see everyone there! Don't miss this incredible opportunity to gain valuable insights into child behavior and early education.๐ŸŒฑ ๐Ÿ“š Featured sessions include: โœ… Keynote: Creating a Culturally Sensitive Early Learning Environment โœ… Igniting Curiosity and Deep Learning Through the Power of Purposeful Play โœ… Why Do They Do That? A Chance to Grow Get ready for an engaging and inspiring day of learning. See you there! Questions: Contact Makayla at (320) 241-0629 or [email protected] #Energize2024 #EarlyLearning #ProfessionalDevelopment

๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”น ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐„๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ž? ๐Ÿ”น๐Ÿ”ท Energize is ONE WEEK Away! Donโ€™t miss out on this valuable opportunity! Register now to enhance your skills and knowledge in early childhood education. For More Details and Registration Information Visit: https://www.milestonesmn.org/energize-event/ #Energize2024 #EarlyLearning #ProfessionalDevelopment

Sub Care
Sub Care

๐ŸŒŸ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ - ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ! ๐ŸŒŸ Join us for a ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป on ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜. ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ๐˜๐—ต @ ๐Ÿฒ๐—ฝ๐—บ to discover how you can become a ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ for Family Child Care Programs in Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, and/or Wright Counties! ๐ŸŒŸ ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—ฉ๐—ฃ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4BAEA62BA4F8C07-50863783-substitute

Back to School
Back to School

๐ŸŽ’โœ๏ธ ๐๐š๐œ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐’๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ž! ๐Ÿ“š๐ŸŽ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€! Wishing every child the confidence to shine and every teacher the energy to inspire! ๐Ÿ’ก ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ! ๐ŸŒˆโœจ

Energize 2024
Energize 2024

๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ”น ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐„๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ž? ๐Ÿ”น๐Ÿ”ท You will find so many reasons to join us at Energize Conference for an inspiring morning of learning! โžก๏ธ Donโ€™t miss out on this valuable opportunity! Register now to enhance your skills and knowledge in early childhood education. For More Details and Registration Information Visit: https://www.milestonesmn.org/energize-event/ #Energize2024 #EarlyLearning #ProfessionalDevelopment

๐ŸŒŸ ๐’๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐”๐ฉ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž! ๐ŸŒŸ Ready to gain new insights into child behavior? Don't miss your chance to attend the Why Do They Do That? A Chance to Grow session! Learn the โ€œwhyโ€ behind common behaviors and take home practical tips to support your kidsโ€™ growth. ๐Ÿ‘‰ Register now and choose this session to transform your understanding of early childhood behavior! โœจ For More Details and Registration Information Visit: https://www.milestonesmn.org/energize-event/ #Energize2024 #EarlyLearning #ProfessionalDevelopment

๐ŸŒŸ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ญ: ๐’๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐”๐ฉ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž! ๐ŸŒŸ Ready to unlock the power of play in your early childhood practice? Choose the Igniting Curiosity Through Purposeful Play session at the Energize Conference and discover how purposeful play can spark deep learning and support child development. ๐ŸŽ‰ Spaces are limited, so be sure to sign up and secure your spot for this inspiring session! ๐Ÿš€ For More Details and Registration Information Visit: https://www.milestonesmn.org/energize-event/ #Energize2024 #EarlyLearning #ProfessionalDevelopment

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Energize Keynote
Energize Keynote

๐ŸŒŸ ๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐“๐จ ๐€๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐๐„๐‘๐†๐ˆ๐™๐„ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐˜๐ž๐ญ? ๐ŸŒŸ Don't miss out on the Amazing Keynote Session at the Energize Conference: ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—˜๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ Enhance your skills and make a positive impact on young minds. Sign up today and be part of this transformative experience! For More Details and Registration Information Visit: https://www.milestonesmn.org/energize-event/ #Energize2024 #EarlyLearning #ProfessionalDevelopment

Energize 2024
Energize 2024

๐ŸŒŸ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ! ๐ŸŒŸ Excited about Energize 2024? So are we! Secure your spot today and be part of an inspiring morning filled with impactful learning and valuable networking opportunities. This is your chance to connect with fellow professionals and enhance your skills! ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Date: Saturday, September 14th โฑ Time: 8:00AM -12:15PM ๐Ÿ“ Location: Atwood Memorial Centerโ€“ St. Cloud State University ๐Ÿ”‘ Keynote and Session Information Details: https://www.milestonesmn.org/energize-event/ Don't wait! Register now and ensure your place at this must-attend event! #Energize2024 #EarlyLearning #ProfessionalDevelopment

๐ŸŒŸ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—จ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ! ๐ŸŒŸ Don't miss out on an incredible morning of learning and networking at Energize 2024! For Keynote and Session Information visit: https://www.milestonesmn.org/energize-event/ #Energize2024 #EarlyLearning #ProfessionalDevelopment

Join our team
Join our team

๐ŸŽ‰ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž! ๐Ÿฅ ๐–๐ž'๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐Ž๐Ÿ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐†๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ! ๐ŸŒŸ Congratulations to all the lucky winners! Your enthusiasm and participation made this week extra special. A big thank you to everyone who joined in the fun and celebrated with us. We enjoyed all the ideas, images, and comments - it's fun to see all the amazing things you are doing to support children and families!๐ŸŽŠ **๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ!

๐ŸŒŸ ๐Ÿ ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ ๐ฐ๐ž๐›๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐Š๐ข๐๐Š๐š๐ซ๐ž! ๐ŸŒŸ Streamlining CACFP Claims for Family Childcare Providers with KidKare ๐Ÿ“… TONIGHT - March 26th, 7:30pm-8:30pm. Register to attend here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/714431206483178328?source=Zoho+Email Welcome to Parachute: Smooth Sailing to Financial Wellbeing ๐Ÿ“… March 27th, 7:30pm-8:30pm. Register to attend here: https://minu-zgph.maillist-manage.net/click/1f415ec9be7b9d7/1f415ec9bd83750 Don't miss out on these valuable sessions!

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Since 1977, Milestones (formerly Child Care Choices, Inc.) has offered early childhood support, expertise, and resources for parents, educators, child care programs, and community members throughout Minnesota. Milestones provides the Steps to Success for the Early Childhood Community. For more information visit our website at www.milestonesmn.org

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