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Child Care Aware of Minnesota partner agencies support the professional growth of child care providers and programs. Many local services are delivered by an agency in each Region, and some services are coordinated across multiple regions by one agency in each District.

Find your appropriate county and contact information below. You can also call our statewide hotline at 888.291.9811.

Are you Native American child care program or program caring for Native American children? Please contact Minnesota Tribal Resources for Early Childhood Care (MNTRECC) at 218.335.8381 or LeechLakeEarlyChildhoodMNTRECC@gmail.com.

For a complete Coordinating Office staff directory, visit the About Us page.

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Coordinating Office Contacts
LEADERSHIP

Executive Director
Ann McCully
AnnM@childcareawaremn.org
651.290.9704 ext. 115

Director of Operations
Calahena Merrick
CalahenaM@childcareawaremn.org
651.290.9704 ext. 124

Director of Programs
Nou Thao
nout@childcareawaremn.org
651.290.9704 ext. 125

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Director of Workforce Development
Alex Jacques
AlexJ@childcareawaremn.org

Child Care Wayfinder
Childcarewayfinder.org
888.986.8207

GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS

Director of Financial Supports
Valerie Peterson
ValerieP@childcareawaremn.org
651.290.9704 ext. 107

Great Start and Stabilization Grants
Supportfunds@childcareawaremn.org
651.290.9704 (option 7)

T.E.A.C.H. Scholarships
TEACH@childcareawaremn.org

Erin Young 651.290.9704 ext. 200
Nghia Vang 651.290.9704 ext. 106
Kimberly Giertz 651.290.9704 ext. 137

CDA Awards and Foreign Credential Evaluation Scholarships
Janet Peterson
janetp@childcareawaremn.org
651.290.9704 ext.123

REETAIN Bonuses
Mai Na Vang
REETAIN@childcareawaremn.org
651.290.9704 ext. 129

QUALITY INITIATIVES

Director of Quality Improvement
Katie Hoffman
KatieH@childcareawaremn.org
651.290.9704 ext. 108

Parent Aware
ParentAware.org
888.291.9811

STATEWIDE SUPPORT

Director of Communications
Diane Benjamin
DianeB@childcareawaremn.org
651.290.9704 ext. 112

Child Care Information Services Manager
Jen Goinz
JenG@childcareawaremn.org
651-290-9704 ext. 120

Director of Equity and Inclusion
Nicolette Graf
NicoletteG@childcareawaremn.org
651.290.9704 ext. 114

Child Care Information Outreach Coordinator
Debra Spaeth
DebraS@childcareawaremn.org
651-290-9704 ext. 266