Child Care Aware
of Minnesota
A program of Prairie Five CAC, Inc.
Quality Care and Education for Every Child
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 Child Care Resource & Referral is celebrating 25 years of service with a name change. We are pleased to reintroduce Child Care Resource & Referral as Child Care Aware of MinnesotaGrowth. That's the power of child care: to nurture our children so they are ready for school and life and to get parents to work each day so our communities thrive. That's how Child Care Aware invests in Minnesota's growth. We help parents find the type of quality child care their children need and we champion the professional growth of child care providers. Together we cultivate a strong Minnesota. Let's grow. 2013 Child Care Provider Business Update The annual Child Care Provider Business Update:
> Download a printable copy of the update form > Complete the update online Child Care Centers > Download a printable copy of the update form > Complete the update online Are you interested in becoming a licensed family child care provider? Do you know someone who is interested? If you are considering a career in child care, here are some things you should know. For more information about a career in child care, please contact your local Child Care Aware here. Have you heard of "Daycare Interactive"? The State has released a statement that identifies Child Care Aware as their representative in data gathering for child care providers, and explains that there is no affiliation between the State and Daycare Interactive. If you are contacted by Daycare Interactive and have questions, please feel free to contact Child Care Aware. Statement from the MN Department of Human Services and MN Department of Education: Minnesota child care providers have recently been contacted by a company called Daycare Interactive Group that is, according to its website, “in the process of contacting nearly 12,000 licensed child care providers in the state of Minnesota to build the most extensive, accurate and up-to-date licensed childcare data base in the industry” [from http://daycareinteractivegroup.com]. The company notes on its website that it “started in response to a joint 2007 parent focus group facilitated by the Minnesota Department of Education and Minnesota Department of Human Services.” The focus group results referenced were summarized in a report, Child Care Information and Rating System — Parent Focus Groups Results (https://edocs.dhs.state.mn.us/lfserver/Legacy/DHS-4965-ENG). Questions in Daycare Interactive Group’s on-line survey are similar to those asked of providers in the 2012 MN Child Care Provider Business Update Survey conducted by the MN Child Care Resource & Referral system, including questions asking providers about their Parent Aware Star Rating. Organizations representing child care providers or providing services to child care providers have received questions from child care providers about Daycare Interactive Group and its relationship to Minnesota state government, the CCR&R system’s provider survey and parent referral services and the Parent Aware Quality Rating & Improvement System. The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE), and services funded for child care providers and parents by DHS and MDE, have no relationship with Daycare Interactive Group. Ask Tom An opportunity for family child care providers to get answers to their questions about the business of family child care For the past several years Tom Copeland has answered business questions from family child care providers across the country as part of his consulting partnership with the National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC). Tom has helped providers with questions in the areas of record keeping, taxes, marketing, contracts, legal, insurance, money management, and retirement planning. He has written nine books on the business of family child care and has represented numerous providers in IRS audits. He’s the leading national expert on the business of family child care. Now you have the opportunity to contact Tom directly with any of your child care business questions! You can call Tom at 800-359-33817 ext. 321, or send him an email at tomcopeland@live.com. Minnesota Center for Professional Development |
Looking for Child Care? Child Care Aware offers FREE assistance with finding high quality child care. Newsletter Training Catalog Shaken Baby Video Available to Purchase Child Care Aware has copies of the video available for you to purchase. To order a copy, call our training registration line at 1-877-311-2244. The cost is $5.00. This will fulfill the yearly video viewing requirement. Minnesota Child Care Credential The Minnesota Child Care Credential is a two-year program that offers training in all aspects of caring for and nurturing children. Participating child care professionals will learn and update their skills in a community of caregivers. The Minnesota Child Care Credential is aligned with the National Child Development Associate Credential so those who complete the Minnesota credential will have also completed all the training required for the national CDA. The Minnesota Child Care Credential lasts for a lifetime and establishes you as a professional committed to ongoing learning. Click here to learn more, or to join a Minnesota Child Care Credential cohort please contact Diane Sjelin, Child Care Aware Professional Development Coordinator, at 1-866-393-8427 or dsjelin@msn.com. Working on a CDA? The Minnesota CDA Support Project offers financial support and guidance to child care professionals who are working toward their National Child Development Associate Credential (CDA) National CDA candidates may apply for financial support (up to $300) to pay for the services of a qualified CDA advisor. To apply for financial support, please contact the Minnesota Child Care Resource & Referral Network at 651-290-9704 ext. 108 or lindam@mnchildcare.org. What is a CDA? What steps are involved? Complete your CDA training requirements online through Eager-to-Learn's CDA cohort program. Eager-to-Learn is offering a CDA cohort program for child care providers through which participants can meet their 120 hour CDA training requirement by registering for 9 special CDA online classes.  |