Child care and early education: News, reports, work groups

New training requirements were established by the federal government as part of the most recent reauthorization of the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act. It provides Minnesota's Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) with more than $90 million annually. To continue to receive CCAP payments and remain registered with the program, child care and early learning providers must complete the required health and safety training by Sept. 30, 2017. For further information, visit the page, Child Care Assistance Program: 2017 federal training requirements.

• Minnesota Child Care Assistance Program: State Fiscal Year 2016 family profile DHS-6664D (PDF), published March 2017
• Minnesota Child Care Assistance Program: State Fiscal Year 2015 family profile DHS-6664C (PDF), published March 2016
• Child care assistance: Fact and figures DHS-4745 (PDF), published December 2016

Reports and fact sheets from the Minnesota Department of Human Services about Parent Aware, Minnesota's Quality Rating and Improvement System:

• Parent Aware Fast Facts, updated quarterly
• Parent Aware Rated child care programs across Minnesota DHS-7086Ba (PDF), published March 2017
• Diversity of Child Care Program Participating in Parent Aware DHS-7086Ca (PDF), published March 2017
• Parent Aware by the Numbers DHS-7086Aa (PDF), published March 2017
• Parent Aware Quality Rating and Improvement System: Standards and Indicators DHS-6346B (PDF), published October 2016
• Participation in Parent Aware Ratings Across Minnesota DHS-7086B (PDF), published March 2016
• Diversity of Child Care Programs Participating in Parent Aware DHS-7086C (PDF), published March 2016
• Parent Aware Evaluation Reports and Validation Study, published 2012-2016, in collaboration with Close Gaps by 5 and Child Trends

• The Parent Aware Quality Rating and Improvement System: Increasing Accessibility for Families and Early Care and Education Programs DHS-7066 (PDF), published February 2015
• New Process to Approve Accreditations for Child Care Center Rate Differential (PDF), published February 2013
• An Early Childhood Quality Rating and Improvement System DHS-6346 (PDF), published March 2011
• Evaluation of the Minnesota Family, Friend and Neighbor Grant Program DHS-5269 (PDF), published February 2010 
• Early Learning Study: Move and Standards DHS-6084 (PDF), published February 2010

• Child Care and Early Education Workforce and Training Fast Facts, updated monthly
• Minnesota's Great Workforce for Early Care and Education Annual Report of 2015 DHS-6313E (PDF), published January 2017
• Child Care Workforce in Minnesota: 2011 Statewide Study of Demographics, Training and Professional Development DHS-5115A (PDF), published August 2012
• Family Child Care Associations in Minnesota: Report of the 2011 Statewide Survey of Local Associations DHS-6522 (PDF), published July 2012
• Minnesota Professional Development System for Early Childhood and School-age Practitioners Annual Report of 2010 DHS-6313A (PDF), published January 2012

• Understanding Licensed Child Care in Minnesota DHS-3790 (PDF), published January 2017
• Minnesota Children in Child Care DHS-6805 (PDF), published August 2016
• Child Care Use in Minnesota: Report of the 2009 Statewide Household Child Care Survey DHS-6278 (PDF), published November 2010

• Results of the 2016 Child Care Market Rate Survey DHS-6226E (PDF), published March 2017
• Results of the 2014 Child Care Market Rate Survey DHS-6226D (PDF), published April 2015
• Results of the 2012 Child Care Market Rate Survey DHS-6226C (PDF), published November 2013
• Alternate Methods for Minnesota's Market Rate Study of Child Care Prices DHS-5540 (PDF), published January 2009

• Questions and Answers about the new 2017 indicators, published March 2017
• Early Childhood Indicators of Progress: Minnesota's Early Learning Standards: Birth to Kindergarten DHS-7596A-ENG, published January 2017
• Early Childhood Indicators of Progress, ages birth to 3 DHS-4438 (PDF), published February 2007
• Early Childhood Indicators of Progress, ages 3 to 5 DHS-4576 (PDF), published December 2005
• School-age Indicators of Progress, ages 5 to 12 DHS-6398 (PDF), published June 2012

Minnesota’s Knowledge and Competency Framework for Early Childhood Educators explains what those in the early childhood workforce should know and be able to do. A series of documents about the framework is available at Minnesota Department of Education's website.