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Early Childhood

Join Footnotes, a texting club and community service through MPR News offering early childhood news, updates and information for children aged 0-5 and their caregivers. Engage with other parents/guardians and early childhood reporter Kyra Miles:
Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota names one of its founders as new CEO

Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota names one of its founders as new CEO

The Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota's new CEO Kim Kleven knows the educational institution inside and out, as she's been with the organization as a volunteer, board member, and staff member since its inception. If fact, the idea for a space for children of all backgrounds to learn, grow and play was largely her idea.
by Hannah Yang

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Legal Aid lawyers warn against school seclusion rooms for Minnesota’s youngest learners 

Legal Aid lawyers warn against school seclusion rooms for Minnesota’s youngest learners 

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid attorneys on Wednesday released a report showing spartan conditions in school seclusion rooms across Minnesota as they urged lawmakers to continue the state’s ban on using those rooms for kids in kindergarten through third grade.
by Kyra Miles

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Columbia Heights schools closed Monday due to ‘credible threat’

Columbia Heights schools closed Monday due to ‘credible threat’

The Columbia Heights school district canceled classes Monday after what school officials are calling a “credible threat.” The district said the move to cancel classes was out of an abundance of caution.
by MPR News Staff

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Trump administration freezes child care funding amid fraud claims: Impacts on families, providers, and politics

Trump administration freezes child care funding amid fraud claims: Impacts on families, providers, and politics

The Trump administration announced last week it’s freezing federal child care funding nationwide amid allegations of fraud in Minnesota. MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks about how the funding freeze could affect children, families, day care providers and Minnesota politics.
by Catharine Richert and Cari Dwyer

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U.S. drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child

U.S. drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child

The U.S. has taken the unprecedented step of dropping the number of vaccines it recommends for every child — leaving other immunizations, such as flu shots, open to families to choose but without clear guidance.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota child care aid freeze amid fraud probe leaves centers, parents confused

Minnesota child care aid freeze amid fraud probe leaves centers, parents confused

Minnesota child care providers say they are in the dark about how a payment freeze by federal officials will play out. The freeze affects reimbursements for care for children in lower-income families.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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U of M family researcher: Make memories, not debt this holiday season

U of M family researcher: Make memories, not debt this holiday season

With holiday gift-buying season in full swing, educators from the University of Minnesota are reminding parents to focus on creating a strong family culture over buying lots of gifts.
by Kyra Miles

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How is ICE enforcement affecting child care? 5 questions, answered

How is ICE enforcement affecting child care? 5 questions, answered

Tensions remain high in Minnesota’s Somali community as federal immigration agents continue their two-week surge in the Twin Cities, and it's impacting young children and their caregivers.
by Kyra Miles

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