Family Child Care in Minnesota

The purpose of licensing is to provide standards which protect the health and safety of our children. In Minnesota, licensing rules are minimum standards; providers must meet standards for caregiver qualifications, physical environment, number of children per caregiver, behavior guidance, required policies and records, activities, and equipment. Family Child Care homes are licensed by the county of residence and Child Care Centers are licensed by the state of Minnesota. For more information about becoming a family child care provider contact county social service agency.

• To contact a child care licensor in your county click here
• Click here for more information on the family child care licensing process.
• For a full copy of the Minnesota Family Child Care Rule (#90502) visit: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/arule/9502/

Family Child Care Rates

Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) contracts with the Minnesota Department of Human Services to conduct a child care rate survey each spring.  Click here for the 2009 Family Child Care Rates

Adult to Child Ratios

Click here to view the adult to child ratios chart for family child care providers in Minnesota

 

Licensing Orientations

Many counties provide a licensing orientation meeting to give you more information how applying for a family child care license.  Click here for a list of upcoming county orientations.