Employment Counselors should provide information to help participants find child care.

Child Care Aware helps Minnesota families find child care and early education programs by offering:

· An online search tool at Parent Aware that allows a person to search by type of program and location or name. The results can be filtered by Parent Aware ratings, location, hours of operation, schedule needs, age, language spoken and more.

· A statewide hotline at 1-888-291-9811.

· A chat feature on the website to speak with a Parent Services Specialist for a personalized consultation.

· A Finding Child Care Guide: A Guide for Families booklet that offers important interview questions and tips for visits to child care programs. It is available in English, Spanish, Hmong and Somali.

· Resource guides to help with the search for child care, figure out the best fit, understand the Parent Aware rating system, other statewide early childhood resources and more. Available on the Parent Aware website.