Annual report of the Minnesota Professional Development System for Early Childhood and School-age Practitioners (2010)
A baseline account of professional development opportunities available to early childhood educators in Minnesota, and a description of the development of a coordinated professional development system for early childhood educators
Reports & Papers
Child care assistance and child care use: Fundamental facts from the 2004 Minnesota child care survey
Results from a 2004 survey on child care assistance and center-based child care use among low-income families in Minnesota
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child care for children with special needs: Fundamental facts from the 2004 Minnesota child care survey
Results from a 2004 survey on child care arrangements for children with special needs in Minnesota
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child care for families with low incomes: Fundamental facts from the 2004 Minnesota child care survey
A fact sheet highlighting child care arrangements and issues encountered by low-income families
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child care workforce in Minnesota: 2006 statewide study of demographics, training and professional development: Final report
A study of characteristics of the child care workforce in Minnesota, including size and stability, demographics, experience, and education and training, based on focus groups and surveys of licensed child care providers and child care center workers
Reports & Papers
Child care workforce in Minnesota: 2006 statewide study of demographics, training and professional development summary
A summary of a study of characteristics of the child care workforce in Minnesota, including size and stability, demographics, experience, and education and training, based on focus groups and surveys of licensed child care providers and child care center workers
Executive Summary
Child care workforce in Minnesota: 2006 statewide study of demographics, training and professional development: Summary of focus group findings
A summary of findings from the focus group portion of a study of characteristics of the child care workforce in Minnesota, including size and stability, demographics, experience, and education and training
Reports & Papers
Children and working parents: Fundamental facts from the 2004 Minnesota child care survey
A fact sheet highlighting child care issues encountered by working families
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Children in self care: Fundamental facts from the 2004 Minnesota child care survey
Results from a 2004 survey on children in self care arrangements in Minnesota
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Cost of child care: Fundamental facts from the 2004 Minnesota child care survey
A fact sheet highlighting child care costs in Minnesota
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Cost of child care: Legislative report on cost containment options in the Child Care Assistance Program
A study by the Minnesota Department of Human Services investigating child care costs in the state's rural and metropolitan areas and recommending possible cost containment reforms to the Minnesota Legislature
Reports & Papers
The cost of providing center-based child care in Minnesota
Findings from a study of the costs of center-based child care throughout Minnesota and of the cost differences between programs in rural and metropolitan areas, based on data from surveys of 87 centers
Reports & Papers
An early childhood quality rating and improvement system: A report to the Minnesota Legislature
Recommendations for early childhood program quality standards and indicators for use in a Minnesota quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) and for the alignment of funding and administrative resources for QRIS implementation
Other
An early childhood quality rating and improvement system: A report to the Minnesota Legislature [Executive summary]
A summary of recommendations for early childhood program quality standards and indicators for use in a Minnesota quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) and for the alignment of funding and administrative resources for QRIS implementation
Executive Summary
Early learning study: Move and standards
A discussion of the transition of the state monitoring of early childhood education and care program from Minnesota's Department of Human Services to the Department of Education, with a focus on the coordination and collaboration between agencies
Other
Evaluation of the Minnesota Family, Friend and Neighbor Grant Program: Report summary to the 2010 Minnesota Legislature
A summary of an evaluation of the Minnesota Family, Friend, and Neighbor Grant Program, which provided funding to organizations to educate and support family, friend, and neighbor child care providers, that examined the development of children in family, friend, and neighbor care and the characteristics, knowledge, and caregiving practices of providers
Executive Summary
Evaluation of the Minnesota Family, Friend and Neighbor Grant Program: Report to the 2010 Minnesota Legislature
An evaluation of the Minnesota Family, Friend, and Neighbor Grant Program, which provided funding to organizations to educate and support family, friend, and neighbor child care providers, that examined the development of children in family, friend, and neighbor care and the characteristics, knowledge, and caregiving practices of providers
Reports & Papers
Evaluation of the Minnesota School Readiness Connections project
Highlights of findings from an evaluation of the School Readiness Connections (SRC) project - an initiative to provide incentives for early childhood programs that serve Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) participants to tailor their programs to support children's school readiness, and provide incentives for CCAP families to choose these programs - based on data from 14 child care centers and family child care programs and 364 children who participated in the SRC project
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Evaluation of School Readiness Connections pilot project: Final report
Findings from an evaluation of the School Readiness Connections (SRC) project - an initiative to provide incentives for early childhood programs that serve Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) participants to tailor their programs to support children's school readiness, and provide incentives for CCAP families to choose these programs - based on data from 14 child care centers and family child care programs and 364 children who participated in the SRC project
Reports & Papers
Evaluation of School Readiness Connections pilot project: Final report [Executive summary]
A summary of findings from an evaluation of the School Readiness Connections (SRC) project - an initiative to provide incentives for early childhood programs that serve Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) participants to tailor their programs to support children's school readiness, and provide incentives for CCAP families to choose these programs - based on data from 14 child care centers and family child care programs and 364 children who participated in the SRC project
Executive Summary
Facts about child care use in Minnesota: Highlights from the 2009 statewide household child care survey
A summary of a study of the characteristics of Minnesota households' child care use, including arrangements, hours, schedules, costs, decisionmaking, and satisfaction, based on a survey of 1,209 households with at least one child 12 years old or younger
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Family, friend and neighbor care supply and demand: Fundamental facts from the 2004 Minnesota child care survey
A fact sheet exploring the supply of family, friend and neighbor (FFN) care by providers and the demand of FFN care by families
Fact Sheets & Briefs
A functional cost analysis and business process review of Minnesota’s Child Care Resource & Referral system
Findings from a study of the efficiency and effectiveness of the way fiscal, administrative and operations resources are used toward the provision of child care services intended primarily for low-income families in Minnesota
Reports & Papers
Hours and types of child care: Fundamental facts from the 2004 Minnesota child care survey
A fact sheet describing the hours of child care both needed and used by families with children in various child care arrangements
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Improving the quality of family, friend and neighbor care: Fundamental facts from the 2004 Minnesota child care survey
A fact sheet summarizing a survey of family, friend and neighbor (FFN) child care providers, with suggestions to improve the quality of FFN services
Fact Sheets & Briefs
