Parent resources

Developmental resources

• Little Moments Count 
• Zero to Three
• CDC Developmental Milestones
• Help Me Grow - Developmental Milestones
• Help Me Connect - A navigator connecting expectant families, families with young children (birth – 8 years old) and those working with families to services in their local communities that support healthy child development and family well-being.

Daycare resources

• Head Start in Dakota County is a federally- and state-funded comprehensive preschool available to low-income families.
• Child Care Aware provides information and referral for all licensed family child care, child care centers and part-day preschool programs.
• Center for Inclusive Child Care

Medical and Financial resources

• Dakota County Child and Teen Checkups
• Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Food Program (WIC) WIC provides nutrition education and supplemental food to pregnant or breastfeeding women, and to children (ages birth to 5) who have nutritional needs and whose family meets income guidelines.
• Crisis Nursery through CAP of Scott Carver and Dakota Counties 
• United Way Telephone Referral Service Call 2-1-1. Minnesota 2-1-1 is a service that connects you with community services in Minnesota including child care, counseling, food, health, housing, legal help, mental health, transportation and youth services.
• MinnesotaHelp.info provides information, in both English and Spanish, on programs and services in your community to help with health care, child care, job training, education, recreation, retirement, disability and social services for yourself or other family members.
• Medical Assistance under TEFRA  provides information about TEFRA, what it is and how to apply for state funded health insurance
• Dakota County Developmental Disabilities Services provides information about who is eligible for Dakota County Disabilities Services

Mental Health

• Ellie Mental Health 
• PrairieCare 
• Associated Clinic of Psychology 
• National Alliance on Mental Illness