Thursday evening, many gathered to celebrate the grand opening of Minnesota's first-ever child care business incubator, designed specifically to launch four Latina-owned family childcare businesses.

The bold new plan is led by CLUES, the state's largest Latino-led nonprofit. The nonprofit began designing the childcare incubator pilot three years ago after extensive research found the community wanted help maneuvering through the licensing process.

"This new model provides an opportunity to have four microbusinesses under one roof so they can start their journey," said CLUES CEO Ruby Lee.

Lee emphasized that this model will increase access to culturally specific childcare options for folks in the Twin Cities metro.

The program provides a three-year coaching program to help the four wome

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