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Article: Law Enforcement Group Releases New Report for Minnesota Showing Quality Child Care Cuts Crime, Saves Money
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- October 15, 2003
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MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A law enforcement
organization released a report today showing that quality child care
cuts crime, and called on Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) to back an
increase in federal child care investments. That's especially
important for Minnesota, where, according to the report, only one in
seventeen eligible children is currently served by the Child Care and
Development Block Grant (CCDBG), the federal government's primary
source of child care assistance for working families.
The new report, "Preventing Crime with Quality Child Care: A
Critical Investment in Minnesota's Safety", shows that Minnesota
stands to gain $95.9 million in child care assistance if ...