Child Care Resource & Referral

Serving Southeastern Minnesota

Crisis Nursery services

Most families who use crisis nursery services are ordinary people who find themselves in extraordinary situations. In times of stress, most turn to family, friends or co-workers to help them through troubled waters. But, for many single parents, isolated families, new residents, and people without resources … there is no safe haven.

Crisis Nursery is a family support program that may provide temporary, short-term care for children while families address the crisis situation. Care may be arranged for daytime hours or overnight care. Additional services include: crisis counseling and support, parent education, in-home family counseling, referral to community resources, and kinship services all at no cost to families.

Crisis Nursery services assist in the prevention of child abuse and neglect by providing a safe and nurturing environment for children and offering a non-threatening resource for parents and caregivers.

If you are an Olmsted County resident with children birth through age twelve, call (507) 287-2020 to access Crisis Nursery services.