- Connects families and professionals to local agencies across the state - Provides statewide data on child care supply and demand and supports local agencies in coordinating child care provider training, administers grants for quality improvement and recruiting and retaining care and education providers - Provides technical assistance to Minnesota's 19 Child Care Aware agencies and works to enhance its members' ability to provide quality services to all 87 counties - Statewide system of agencies providing services throughout Minnesota to support the professional development of child care providers