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MN Access to Technology: Security Camera Grant for Child Care Centers applications accepted December 4 – 11, 2026

MN Access to Technology – Security Camera Grants for Child Care Centers

This grant round aligns with the statutory requirements that went into effect on July 1, 2026. A licensed child care center that is required to post a maltreatment investigation memorandum under section 142B.16, subdivision 5, or 142B.18, subdivision 6 must have at least one closed-circuit video security camera in each room designated for infants or toddlers.

The camera must be positioned to provide maximum visibility of the room. If one camera cannot view at least 80 percent of the room's square footage, the center must add one or more cameras to achieve maximum visibility.

Grant range: $100-$4,000

Eligible Applicants: Licensed Child Care Centers

The video security cameras must:

(1) be turned on and recording at all times the licensed child care center is in operation;

(2) record and display the accurate date and time;

(3) have a display resolution of 720p or higher; and

(4) have a frames per second (fps) rate of 15 or higher.

Security Camera Grant-Business Management Guidelines and Eligible Uses

 

 

Security Camera Grant Applications will be accepted from December 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM to December 11, 2026 at 4:59 PM

The following links will be active at 9:00 AM on Friday, December 4, 2026:

Click here for English language applications

 

Click here for Somali language application

Access to Technology-Business Management Grants for Child Care Businesses in Minnesota

First Children’s Finance is pleased to offer MN Access to Technology Grants! This program, funded by the State of Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families, will help licensed child care businesses access technology to improve business management efficiency. Grant rounds will be available twice each year.

For Access to Technology-Security Camera Grant and Facility Revitalization Grant information, please scroll below the MN Access to Technology-Business Management Grant information.

Applications for Round 5 are now CLOSED.

For program guidelines and eligible uses, scroll further down this page.

Tech Grant-Business Management eligibility includes: 

  1. Licensed family child care
  2. Licensed child care centers
  3. Tribally licensed child care

Eligible uses (for child care business management use only)

  1. Connectivity: new Internet service installation or related hardware (modem, router, hot spot)
  2. Equipment: smartphone, tablet, laptop, desktop computer with monitor, keyboard, mouse, printer or multifunction printer with scan/copy functions
  3. Child care business management software: accounting, spreadsheet or child care management software subscription
  4. Technology skill training

Grant range: $100 to $1,000

A maximum of one grant per license/site may be received in a two-year period

Funding is limited for this program, and FCF anticipates making approximately 200-250 grants per year – half in each the Fall and Spring rounds.  A maximum of one grant per license/site may be received in a two-year period. Priority will be given to child care businesses that currently have no or limited technology resources and particularly to those in Child Care Access Equity areas.

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Tech Grant-Business Management Guidelines and Eligible Uses

Questions: If you need accommodation or interpreter services during any open grant cycle, please contact the grants team at the Help Line at 612-473-6020 or email grants@firstchildrensfinance.org.

During open application periods, phone calls are answered from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday – Friday and from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

Infographic titled "Minnesota Access to Technology Grants" showing 515 grants totaling $463,130.79, with impacts on 9 child care centers, 23% BIPOC businesses, 425 family child care sites, and 1,059 jobs; top uses include laptops and tablets.

The Minnesota Access to Technology Grants Round 3 Results are now available.

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Minnesota Child Care Facility Revitalization Grants

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Cover of the "Minnesota Child Care Facility Revitalization Grant Impact Report" shows photos of diverse children and teachers in classroom settings, with a city skyline graphic and a blue and green color scheme.

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Infographic showing Minnesota Facility Revitalization Grant stats: 3,549 grants funded totaling $33M, 588 grants to BIPOC child care, data by region and provider type, projected 8,168 slots, 1,219 new jobs, and top use categories.

Here is the demographic distribution of Facility Revitalization Grants since the program began in 2022 (Rounds 1-10):

  • 58% of grants awarded to providers in Greater Minnesota; 42% awarded to providers in the seven-county Metro
  • 84% of grants awarded to providers who self-identify as white; 16% of grants awarded to providers who self-identify as persons of color
  • 67% of grants awarded to family child care providers; 33% awarded to child care centers

For further information, including award distribution by region see associated graphic.

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