Mitchell County Economic Development Commission
PO Box 306
Osage
Iowa, 50461
Our childcare initiative is dedicated to serving families in Mitchell County, Iowa, and the surrounding areas by fostering nurturing partnerships and creating a supportive environment for children.
Mitchell County has childcare services in key locations.
Check out our list of trusted childcare centers in Mitchell County.
510 Mechanic St, Osage
ocd@osageia.net
641-732-3992
122 8th St, St. Ansgar
641-713-4652
912 Woodland Ave, Riceville
webmaster@riceville.k12.ia.us
641-985-2288
603 N Broad St, Stacyville
stacyvillekidscare@gmail.com
641-710-2367
To find more information on the Child Care Centers and In-Home Providers in our community visit the following links:
Child Care Resource & Referral - Iowa CCR&R (iowaccrr.org)
Childcare is a workforce issue, an everyone issue, and a community issue. The goal of the Mitchell County Solutions Fund is to grow access to quality and affordable childcare in the county by incentivizing the childcare workforce.
This program is funded by local investments from businesses, organizations, and individuals. The funds are the incentivized for our childcare providers by enhancing wages and providing referral bonuses. This funding solution helps provide us with sustainable centers and increasing our number of children served within the county.
**At this time this program only includes the four Licensed Day Care Centers in the county.
The goals of the Mitchell County Childcare Coalition is to incentivize the childcare workforce by enhancing their wages by $2 per hour for the next three years or longer.
Here's how your investment has made a change:
- Increase in children serviced
- Increased retention of childcare professionals
- Increase in childcare professionals joining the workforce
- Decrease in waitlists
Absolute Energy
Foundation for the Enhancement of Mitchell County
LR Falk Construction
Osage Development Corporation
Osage Economic Betterment Committee
Wold Rim & Wheel
Alter Metal Recycling
Anonymous
Betty McCarthy
CIA Insurance
Cooper's Osage Auto
Dave & Kathy Falk
Enterprise Journal
Faith Lutheran Home
First Security Bank & Trust
Jason & Katie Penfold
Jim & Deb Wherry
Jim & Shannon Paulus
Joe & Pam Marzen
Kolbet Realtors
Mark & Beverly Hendrickson
Murphy, Coe, & Smith PLLC
Patterson Seed
Paul Groth
Regenerative Food Processing
Scharper Services
CUSB Bank
Farmer's Feed & Grain
First Citizen's Bank
Heartland Power Coop.
Home Trust & Savings Bank
Jean Brumm
Klapperich Farm Systems
Milkhouse Candles Co.
Osage Municipal Utilities
Popp Excavating
Rock Foundation
St. Ansgar State Bank
A to Z Drying
FMC Early Childhood
Grain Millers, Inc.
Valent BioSciences, LLC.
City of Osage
Fox River Mills
Mitchell County Regional Health Center
Mitchell County Board of Supervisors
Interested in becoming an investor? Here's how:
Complete a copy of the Pledge Form and return
back to the Mitchell County Economic
Development Commission.
Email: mcedc@mcedciowa.com
Mail: 212 S. 5th St., Osage, IA, 50461
Barb Schwamman
Cathy Penney
Melissa Edgington
Penney Sheridan
Brock Waters
Brooke Watson
Shelby Hageman
Steve Cooper
Sommer Falk