For Family Child Care Licensing forms, news and updates
Background Study Fee: When licensing for family child care, your are required to do background studies on all individuals ages 13 and over that live or work in the child care program. The background study fee is $42 per individual. A fingerprinting fee of $9.50 per person will also be charged at the fingerprinting site for each adult and only minors ages (13 to 17) who:
- are paid by the provider to assist in the care of children or to work directly with children in care; or
- live outside of Minnesota, or
- have lived outside of Minnesota at any time in the last five years, or
- have a Minnesota criminal record, or
- there is reasonable cause to believe that they may have a criminal record in another
Fire Marshal Inspection Fee: For those applicants who have an attached garage or free standing solid fuel heat appliance or want to provide care in their basement; there is a $50.00 fee for a Fire Marshal Inspection.
Brown County Child Care Licensing Fee: Brown County Commissioners have currently waived child care licensing fees until further notice.
- Family Day Care Fire Marshall Summary
- R1 Request Fire Marshal Inspection DHS-7786
- Egress Window Existing Residential Occupancies Powerpoint
- New Egress Window Located at Grade Level Powerpoint
- New Egress Located Above or Below Level of Exit Discharge Powerpoint
You will need a powerpoint viewer to access these presentations. Download one from Microsoft.com
- CAR Summary - Children and Restraint Systems
- Don’t Skip Brochure CARS
- Statutes Reduction of Risk of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death in Licensed Program
- Statutes for FCC Infant Sleep Supervision Requirements
- Tummy Time
- How Soothing a Baby Helps Reduce Crying
- Infant Sleeping Generation of Cribs
- A Safer Generation of Cribs
- Keep Baby Safe in Play Yard
- NICHD Safe to Sleep Brochure
- Swaddling Consent for an Infant
- Infant Rolling Over Parent Statement
- Directive for Alternative Sleep Position
You will need to enter which county you are looking for child care to create a list of licensed providers.
People who provide childcare in Minnesota must have a license from the Minnesota Department of Human Services. It is a misdemeanor to provide childcare without a license. However, under state law there are two exceptions to this rule:
- You may provide unlicensed child care for children who are related to you, and children from one single unrelated family.
- You may provide unlicensed childcare for a cumulative total of less than 30 days in any 12-month period.
Both licensed and legal unlicensed family child care providers may be “registered” to provide care to children whose parents are eligible to receive childcare subsidy. Such registration allows providers to receive payment from the Child Care Payment Department based on state and county guidelines. For more information, contact a Child Care Assistance Worker at 507-359-6500.
- Enrollment Forms Checklist (PDF)
- Sample Provider Policy (PDF)
- After-Hours Care (PDF)
- Training Tracking Record (PDF)
- Special Request for Training Credits (PDF)
- Child Care Variance Policy (PDF)
Variance Policy Forms
-Variance Request: Family Child Care
-Family Child Care Weekly Attendance Schedule
-Variance Request Notice for Parents
- Release of Information (PDF)
- Injury Report Form (PDF)
