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RURAL CHILD CARE INNOVATION PROGRAM
About Us
By mobilizing and empowering rural communities the landscape of early care and education thrives in rural America.
Funded by the MN Department of Children, Youth, and Families and Michigan Department of Education, the Rural Child Care Innovation Program (RCCIP) is an initiative of First Children’s Finance to address the challenges of rural child care in Greater Minnesota and Rural Michigan through the lens of rural economic development.
The RCCIP uses a community engagement process designed to develop right-sized solutions to increase the supply of high-quality affordable child care in rural communities.
Our Impact
As of June 2025, 46 communities have participated in the RCCIP process
​1,001 new child care slots have been created as of June 2020
As of June 2025, there have been 2,004 participants in Town Hall events to help develop right-sized solutions for increasing the supply of high quality, affordable child care
As of June 2025, 1,024 child care entrepreneurs have participated in a community RCCIP Provider Appreciation Event.
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