The 2021 Minnesota Legislature directed the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) to identify barriers that prevent racially, ethnically, culturally (BIPOC), and geographically diverse child care programs/providers from pursuing a Parent Aware Rating -- and solutions to overcome them (124D.142. Subd. 4). To accomplish that, this equity engagement project reached out to and respectfully engaged child care providers and other identified key stakeholders, and reported outcomes and recommendations that DHS used for the Legislative Report it delivered in early March 2022. (author abstract)