Evaluation of Parent Aware: Minnesota's Quality Rating System Pilot

This report details the findings from the year 1 process evaluation of Parent Aware.  The first section provides a comparative analysis of Parent Aware with other QRIS.  Next, evaluation findings describe stakeholder perceptions about the program and its successes and challenges to date and provides an analysis of findings about early implementation of Parent Aware including program enrollment, recruitment, promotion and marketing, the rating process, on-site observations, and the provision of quality improvement resources and consultation. Data is then synthesized regarding Parent Aware communities –including information about the early care and education market, program characteristics, and family characteristics – to provide context for the Evaluation and indicators that can be examined at the end of the pilot period.