In 1998, nine Minneapolis organizations—under the direction of Dr. Terrie Rose—pooled resources and know-how to help low-income families catch up with the requirements of the nation’s sweeping 1996 welfare-to-work policies. Proscribing training and paid jobs for parents on public assistance, this new legislation created a huge gap between the supply and demand for good child care. The Little Earth Baby's Space is a Minnesota-based non-profit organization that uniquely operates a "one stop shop" for Phillips neighborhood families. Baby's Space’s 0-5 childcare facility and its PreK-3 Tatanka Academy show how caring communities can put a university-incubated child development model into action.