PARENT AWARE REDESIGN

Parent Aware is Minnesota’s quality rating and improvement system for child care and early education programs. Over the past few years, the Department of Human Services (DHS) has worked with Minnesota child care providers, families and partners to identify and begin implementation of changes to the Parent Aware system through a set of Parent Aware Redesign projects. This effort was greatly supported last year by a group of 300+ individuals who served as Parent Aware Redesign Ambassadors.

WE NEED YOUR PARTICIPATION

DHS has partnered with Portage Partners Consulting to help us manage this redesign initiative, including relaunching the Parent Aware Redesign Ambassador program. As we move into implementation of solutions identified in 2021-2023, we need the insights and expertise of individuals like you to ensure Parent Aware Redesign continues to center best practices and racial, cultural, linguistic, ability and geographic equity. Please sign up as a Parent Aware Redesign Ambassador this year.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Parent Aware Redesign Ambassadors can expect:

- Monthly email updates from Portage Partners Consulting about Parent Aware Redesign efforts.

- Invitations to provide insights, give feedback and collaborate with DHS project teams through online / virtual meetings and surveys.

The first 2024 engagement opportunity for Parent Aware Redesign Ambassadors is related to Standards and Indicators. We are looking for Ambassadors who can convene discussion groups in their own communities this February. Stipends are available for this assignment.

If you would like to be a Parent Aware Redesign Ambassador, complete this short form. And please share the Ambassador opportunity broadly — it is critical that we have a broad diversity of voices included in this work. 

WE WILL PROTECT YOUR DATA

The Ambassador registration form below asks for information about your primary relationship to Parent Aware, who you serve, demographics about you and your contact information / communication preferences. The information you provide will help us target engagement efforts by centering those most impacted by potential changes and allow us to measure our success reaching a diverse range of voices. The personal, identifying information you provide below will not be shared beyond the state staff working on the Parent Aware Redesign, Portage Partners Consulting and our research partner Child Trends. Our analysis and reporting will aggregate participation data and never include names or other information that could identify you personally. 

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If you have any questions about the Parent Aware Redesign Ambassador opportunity, please email DHS’s Parent Aware Redesign consulting partner, Portage Partners Consulting, at: parentaware@portagepartnersconsulting.com. For an interpreter in Hmong/Somali/Spanish, please call:

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