The wait times in our emergency departments are longer than usual due to illnesses like RSV and the flu. View our estimated ED wait times and learn more about where to get care for your sick child.

Early childhood development

From birth to age three, we have a remarkable opportunity to influence the entire trajectory of a child’s life. We know that 80 percent of brain development occurs by age three. In Minnesota, that means more than 200,000 children are in this critical stage of development.

There is a growing body of scientific evidence that validates a focus on the earliest years of a child’s life as a way to drive better health outcomes and decrease opportunity gaps. Children Minnesota is focused on building awareness of this critical time in a child’s life, public policy solutions, identifying methods to enhance clinical supports and building partnerships that provide needed support for families. Learn more about our early childhood development initiatives.

Questions?

Please contact a member of our team if you’d like to learn more about our work.

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