Provider Perceptions of Parent Aware: Minnesota’s Quality Rating and Improvement System
This brief provides the support of state programs offering child care, early education, and developmental supports for young children; critical information about the demographic makeup of young children today; and suggestions for how state leaders can equitably advance high-quality early education programs in the context of growing diversity among the young child population.
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Financing Highlights
Report November 1, 2023
PDG B-5 Planning and Renewal Grants are being used by states across a wide range of content areas in the early childhood care and education system, and in a variety of ways. The federal funding provides a systems framework and seeks to offer flexibility within that framework. States are using the federal funding to build capacity, create infrastructure, provide direct services, and pilot work that is new for them. This work is occurring within a broad framework provided by the federal government. This brief explores the choices that PDG B-5 grantees plan for the use of the financing provided, which has impact on the overall ECCE systems that they are building and implementing. Within PDG B-5, states had to demonstrate how they would allocate the financial resources available across required and discretionary activity categories. We can learn about their priorities from a look at the choices that they made.
Minnesota’s New Paid Family and Medical Leave Law: Game Changer for Children and Families Webinar Resources
Archived Meeting Resources October 12, 2023
This recording and resources are from the October 5, 2023 webinar, Minnesota’s New Paid Family and Medical Leave Law: Game Changer for Children and Families
Family Child Care in Crisis: Providers Discuss What Comes after Pandemic Funding Ends
Blog September 28, 2023
On September 30, 2023, federal funding made available to child care providers during the pandemic will expire. In this blog, providers discuss the impact.