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Our goal is to partner with families and early childhood programs
in order to provide the best possible start for all children.


Invest Early's Mission:
  "To deliver comprehensive wrap-around services to children and their
  families while evaluating the long term impact of the investment."

Core Services
  •  Infant/toddler classrooms
  •  Preschool classrooms
  •  Parent Education
  •  Health Services

Families choose from a menu of additional services based on needs or
interest:
  •  Adult Basic Education
  •  Transportation
  •  Wrap-around childcare available 5 days/week for 12 months/year
  •  Family Development
  •  Mental Health Support

Four Sites Throughout Itasca County
  •  Deer River
  •  Grand Rapids
  •  Greenway
  •  Nashwauk/Keewatin

How to apply:
  •  Since we collaborate with Head Start and School Readiness, we have one
     common application for you to complete.
  •  Applications are available at our Early Childhood Centers, Kootasca Head Start,
     or online at www.investearly.org

Our Early Childhood education classes provide:
  •  Licensed instructors and child care providers
  •  A safe, stimulating learning environment
  •  A chance to play, have fun, and learn from hands-on activities
  •  Developmentally appropriate activities
  •  Healthy meals and snacks
  •  An individual learning plan for your child

  INVEST EARLY works in partnership with Itasca Community College and Bemidji
  State University to enable all interested in working in early childhood to pursue a
  career ladder of training that will result in Early Childhood teacher licensure.

  INVEST EARLY is a collaborative between four Itasca area school districts,
  KOOTASCA Head Start, Itasca County Human Services/Public Health, Itasca
  County Family YMCA, Itasca Community College and Bemidji State University.
  The Blandin Foundation has made a financial commitment to support this
  innovative, promising Early Childhood initiative.

Mail or Deliver your application to one of the addresses below:
  Jan Reindl
  jreindl@isd318.org
218.327.5701
ext. 3125
fax: 218.245.6612
Invest Early Project
PO Box 307
Deer River, MN 56636
Serving residents of
Deer River and
Grand Rapids
  Karen Haatvedt
  karenhaatvedt@
   greenway.k12.mn.us
218.247.7306
fax: 218.245.6612
Invest Early Project
PO Box 10
Marble, MN 55764
Serving residents of
Greenway and
Nashwauk-Keewatin
  Barb Foss
  barbf@kootasca.org
800.422.0312
218.327.6718
fax: 218.327.6733
Kootasca Head Start
1213 SE 2nd Ave.
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Serving residents of
Kootasca Head Start
Region
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