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Child Care Aware Professional Development Survey Fall 2026

Thank you for participating in the Child Care Aware of MN Professional Development survey!
This survey gathers information on your experiences with Child Care Aware of MN in-person and online training delivery. The information you provide will be used to inform the planning, scheduling, and delivery of online and in-person training events.
At the end of this survey, you have the option to provide your name and email address for a chance to win a $50 gift card.
To more accurately understand the information provided in the survey, you will be asked to indicate at the end whether we may contact you for additional information about professional development delivery. Participation in this survey is voluntary and will not impact eligibility to participate in Child Care Aware of Minnesota training events. The survey information gathered will not be shared outside the Child Care Aware Training Delivery System and our grantor, DCYF.
1.Which County do you live in?(Required.)
2.What type of child care program do you work for?(Required.)
3.Training events are offered in the following languages. Which language do you usually select for training?(Required.)
4.Where do you currently complete most of your training?(Required.)
5.Please rate how much each of the following from lowest to highest impact: Which of these factors influences your decision to attend an IN-PERSON training event?(Required.)
No Impact
Low Impact
Moderate Impact
Significant Impact
Very High Impact
Cost of training
Location/Travel Distance
Training Date
Training Time
Training Title/Content
6.What else would you like to share (about training times, dates, cost of training, travel distance, or anything else) that impacts your ability to attend in-person training events?(Required.)
7.Generally, what time of the year works best for you with scheduled in-person trainings(Required.)
8.Rate rate the following online training formats from least likely to most likely choice. How likely are you to select each of the following ONLINE training formats when training is available?(Required.)
Least Likely to Choose
Somewhat Likely to Choose
Most Likely to Choose
Self-paced/Asynchronous Training (training you can complete on your own schedule and at your own pace)
Virtual Instructor-led/Synchronous Training (live online training led by an instructor at a scheduled time)
9.If you would be open to be contacted to discuss your survey responses, please enter email address here.
10.If you would like to be entered into a drawing for one of two $50 Amazon gift cards for participating in this survey, please enter your email address here.
**These email addresses will be removed from survey results before they are distributed to training delivery agencies.