Parent Aware

4-Star Parent Aware Rating

Parent Aware is a Minnesota rating system that informs parents if and how much a program is using kindergarten-readiness best practices. Child care programs who participate in the Parent Aware ratings get one, two, three or four stars to identify programs that best prepare students for kindergarten. Four stars is the highest rating a program can receive. 

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The YMCA consistently receives a four-star rating through Parent Aware, which means we’re committed to on-going quality education for every child.

So what does a 4-star rating all entail? Read below to see what our child care centers consistently achieve every year!

Four-Star Rating

These programs have demonstrated all One-, Two-, and Three-Star practices, AND commits to ongoing quality improvement by using most of these best practices:

  • Responds to unique cultural customs and needs of children and families
  • Offers activities that encourage family participation and help children transition to kindergarten
  • Gives families opportunities to provide feedback about the program
  • Shares child development updates with families to set goals together
  • Makes accommodations for children with special needs and their families
  • Has highly-qualified and trained leadership staff, teachers, and providers
  • Creates a program-wide professional development plan
  • Encourages healthy living through nutrition and physical activity, always evaluating to set goals for growth

Visit their searchable database here for any of our YMCA of the North child care locations to see our ratings! 

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