TENNESSEN WARNING:

The Shared Services Alliance (SSA) program, funded by the Department of Human Services (DHS), supports family child care providers in sharing services to reduce costs and achieve efficiencies within their program. Our SSA staff will need the following information to best serve you: [Name, Email, License, Location, Provider Demographics, etc.]. Once you are a member of SSA, additional information may be collected related to your child care program, including items such as: program demographics, program capacity and enrollment, Parent Aware participation, income, business management practices, business expenses, and services received through the SSA. Any information you share with Milestones will be governed by the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act.

Why must we collect this data?

·       To coordinate the requested contact from a member of our shared services alliance team

·       To determine eligibility for services or benefits from the shared services alliance program

·       To meet reporting requirements, evaluate the shared services alliance program and evaluate the cumulative impact of services offered by the State.

Do you need to give us this information?

·       No, participation in the shared services alliance is voluntary

·       However, if you choose not to provide the requested information, you may not be eligible for services available through our shared services alliance.  For example, our shared services alliance team may not have information to contact you to answer your questions

Who will have access to my information?

·       We will only share your information as authorized or required by law.

·       The shared services alliance program being offered is funded by DHS through third parties. Milestones may share my information with DHS, with their contractors who need this information to do their jobs, with researchers conducting evaluations of the shared services alliance program and related programs, and for limited exceptions authorized by law.