QUALITY

Support the ongoing development of the voluntary Quality Rating and Improvement System was included in the Child Care Omnibus bill passed by legislature and signed by the Govenor.

Maintain current levels of funding for training and technical assistance programs such as T.E.A.C.H.
Early Childhood® MN for providers to prepare for ratings was included in the Child Care Omnibus bill passed legislature and signed by the Governor.

Allow 3 and 4 Star rated child care centers or family child care providers in Parent Aware, who care for
Child Care Assistance children, to be reimbursed at a rate up to 15% above the maximum reimbursement rate and up to the provider’s actual rate charged to private-pay families statewide was not adopted in the conference committee report of the Early Childhood Committee Omnibus bill.
ACCESS/ AFFORDABILITY

Maintain current levels of funding in the Child Care Assistance Program was implemented in the final budget enacted by the legislature and sign by the Governor.

Restructure the Dependent Care Tax Credit to allow for more families to receive the credit did not get a hearing in either Tax committee.

Implement the recommendations of the Child Care Advisory Task Force: Teen Parents in School program to receive Authorization through end of school year was included in the Child Care Omnibus bill passed by legislature and signed by the Governor.
OTHER

Funding for Early Childhood Facilities grants was included in the conference committee report of the Bonding Omnibus bill but this funding was Line itemed Vetoed by the Governor.