Janet Peterson, Author at Child Care Aware MN

TEACH Early Childhood® Minnesota Celebrates Apprenticeship Week

Apprenticeship Week is an opportunity for Child Care Aware of Minnesota, TEACH Early Childhood® Minnesota, and the early childhood field to celebrate the current and past participating employers, apprentices, and mentors. It’s also an opportunity to learn more about TEACH apprenticeship and what the program offers. The TEACH Early Childhood® Minnesota Apprenticeship Program helps newer…

Building a Better Child Care System

“If you could build it, what would a better child care system look like?” This question was posed to a study group at the Coordinating Office as we were discussing the Child Care Aware of America Picking Up the Pieces report. The report points out that the current system falls far short of meeting the…

Supporting the Workforce Through REETAIN

The dynamics of funding in our early childhood education system creates quite a conundrum when it comes to wages for educators. For parents, the cost of child care can significantly strain their family budget. For educators, child care fees aren’t enough to fund a livable wage, which results in many leaving the work they love…