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Parent Aware is a QRIS, quality rating and improvement system, that supports Minnesota’s quality early learning and school readiness initiatives. This program offers quality improvement programs and training for licensed child care, preschool and school readiness programs. It also offers resources for families, specifically in supporting families’ accessibility to high-quality early learning programs and resources for families with young children. When Kiddiegarten completes the process in December 2017, the program will be rated on a 1, 2, 3, or 4-star level of quality. To learn more about Parent Aware, go to ParentAware or call 888.291.9811 for phone support between the hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Participation
Kiddiegarten School has chosen to participate in this highly-selective, voluntary process to ensure that our program meets Minnesota’s standards for quality child care and early learning. In doing so, we can bring you the best overall program for your child. The Parent Aware process includes a self-study process to look critically at the entire program, with particular focus on curriculum and teaching, teacher qualifications, relationships with families, professionalism and health and safety. Documentation and classroom observations by Parent Aware mentors and third-party evaluators support our commitment to quality.
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Parent Aware also offers families resources to evaluate the quality of their chosen early learning or child care program, where you’ll find checklists, parent toolkits, health, nutrition and safety information, and resources to support employment, training and income support programs where applicable. In addition, Parent Aware rating enables families to participate in programs that provide tuition and child care financial aid through Minnesota Child Care Assistance and Think Small Early Learning Scholarships.
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