FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES

See also CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS

Access to residence, Minn. Rules 9502.0335

Activities, daily activities, written permission for participation, Minn. Rules 9502.0415

Admissions, Minn. Rules 9502.0405

Adults, see Family adult day care under this topic

Age, minimum age, provider, Minn. Rules 9502.0355

Agency

Applications, processing, Minn. Rules 9502.0335

Defined, Minn. Rules 9502.0315

Record keeping requirements, Minn. Rules 9502.0345

Variances, rulings on, Minn. Rules 9502.0335

Allergies, children's health, Minn. Rules 9502.0405

Applications, licenses, Minn. Rules 9502.0335

Authorization, Minn. Statutes 2024 142E.16

Authorization to remove child, Minn. Rules 9502.0405

Background checks

Contractors, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.79, 245C.04

Disqualified persons, Minn. Statutes 2024 245C.14, 245C.17

Exception, emergency replacement supervision, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.74

Fees, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.12, 245A.10

Individuals studied, Minn. Statutes 2024 142A.09, 245C.03

Legal nonlicensed family child care providers, Minn. Statutes 2024 142E.16

Basements, Minn. Rules 9502.0425

Bathroom door locks, Minn. Rules 9502.0425

Bed linen, Minn. Rules 9502.0435

Behavior guidelines, Minn. Rules 9502.0395

Business development, Minn. Statutes 2024 116J.418

Capacity limits, Minn. Rules 9502.0365

Carbon monoxide and smoke alarms, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.72

Caregivers

Defined, Minn. Rules 9502.0315

Evaluations required by commissioner, Minn. Rules 9502.0335

Group family homes, qualifications, Minn. Rules 9502.0355

Information available for agency, Minn. Rules 9502.0405

Information available to parents, Minn. Rules 9502.0405

Qualifications, Minn. Rules 9502.0355

Reporting requirements, Minn. Rules 9502.0375

Requirements, Minn. Rules 9502.0335

Substitutes, Minn. Rules 9502.0365

Supervision by, Minn. Rules 9502.0365

Carseats, Minn. Rules 9502.0435

Changes affecting license, notice, Minn. Rules 9502.0335

Child abuse

Complaints, Minn. Rules 9543.0070

Prohibition, Minn. Rules 9502.0395

Reporting by caregivers, Minn. Rules 9502.0375

Child Care Community Partnerships Office, Minn. Statutes 2024 116J.418

Child care fix-it tickets, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.17

Children's health, Minn. Rules 9502.0435

Cleanliness, Minn. Rules 9502.0435

Closet door latches, Minn. Rules 9502.0425

Combs, separate combs, Minn. Rules 9502.0435

Compensation support payments, Minn. Statutes 2024 142D.21

Complaints

Defined, Minn. Rules 9543.0020

Investigations, procedures, Minn. Rules 9543.0070

Confidential and privileged information, Minn. Rules 9502.0345

Conflicts of interest, county agency employees or board members, Minn. Rules 9543.0130

Consent, emergency medical care treatment, Minn. Rules 9502.0405

Consent, swimming pools, use, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.41

Construction, Minn. Rules 9502.0425

Contested cases, Minn. Rules 9543.0120

Contested cases, licenses, effect on, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.20, 245A.08

Contractors, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.79, 245C.04

Contracts and agreements, swimming pools, use, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.41

Cooperation with parents, Minn. Rules 9502.0405

Copies of rules, Minn. Rules 9502.0405

Corporal abuse, Minn. Rules 9502.0395

Correction orders, Minn. Rules 9543.0090

County agency

Applications, processing, Minn. Rules 9543.0030

Certification, commissioner duties, Minn. Rules 9543.0140

Contested cases, representing commissioner, Minn. Rules 9543.0120

Contracting powers, Minn. Rules 9543.0140

Correction orders, Minn. Rules 9543.0090

Corrective action plan, Minn. Rules 9543.0140

Decertification by commissioner, Minn. Rules 9543.0140

Defined, Minn. Rules 9543.0020

Funding sanctions, Minn. Rules 9543.0140

Licensing functions, Minn. Rules 9543.0030

Licensure recommendation to commissioner, Minn. Rules 9543.0040

Noncompliance with law, Minn. Rules 9543.0140

Provisional certification, Minn. Rules 9543.0140

Cradleboards, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.45

Cribs, safety requirements, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.45

Cups, separate drinking cups, Minn. Rules 9502.0435

Data, personal data, privacy, Minn. Rules 9502.0345

Decks, Minn. Rules 9502.0425

Deeds and conveyances, family child care providers, Minn. Statutes 2024 500.217

Definitions

Behavior guidance, Minn. Rules 9502.0395

Child care services grants, Minn. Statutes 2024 142E.30

Emergency, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.74

Fire code, Minn. Rules 7511.0202

Licensing process, Minn. Rules 9502.0335

Licensure, Minn. Rules 9543.0020

State fire marshal, Public Safety Department, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.011

Delegation to children, discipline or punishment, Minn. Rules 9502.0395

Diapering areas, disinfection, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.76

Diapers, Minn. Rules 9502.0435

Disabled children, Minn. Rules 9502.0405

Discipline, nonexclusionary, Minn. Statutes 2024 121A.425

Discrimination, limitations of license, Minn. Rules 9502.0405

Diseases, Minn. Rules 9502.0435

Disinfection, swimming pools, use, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.41

Door to attached garage, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.72

Drinking cups, separate drinking cups, Minn. Rules 9502.0425

Drinking water, Minn. Rules 9502.0445

Education and training

Accreditation, effect, Minn. Statutes 2024 142E.17

Child passenger restraint systems, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.51, 245A.18

Contractors, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.79

Exception, emergency replacement supervision, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.74

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.41, 142B.70

Effective date of rules, Minn. Rules 9502.0300

Electrical service, Minn. Rules 9502.0425

Emergencies

Consent records, Minn. Rules 9502.0405

Definition, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.74

Escape routes, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.72

Health emergencies, Minn. Rules 9502.0405

Preparations, Minn. Rules 9502.0435

Replacement supervision, notice, requirements, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.74

Telephone requirement, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.71

Written preparedness plans, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.71

Employees

Disqualified persons, Minn. Statutes 2024 245C.14, 245C.17

Education and training, see same under this topic

Plain language licensing handbook, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.10, 245A.04

Recruitment and retainment, compensation support payments, Minn. Statutes 2024 142D.21

Enforcement, commissioners orders, Minn. Rules 9543.0110

Environment, physical environment, Minn. Rules 9502.0425

Equipment, Minn. Rules 9502.0405

Exclusion

Behavior guidelines, Minn. Rules 9502.0395

License requirements, Minn. Rules 9502.0325

Exits, Minn. Rules 9502.0405

Family adult day care

Background checks, fees, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.12, 245A.10

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2024 256B.0919

Liability insurance, Minn. Statutes 2024 245.814

Providing in adult foster care homes, see Adult foster care under FOSTER CARE

Variances, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.30, 245A.11, 245A.16

Family adult day services

Adult foster care settings, Minn. Statutes 2024 245A.11

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2024 245A.02, Minn. Rules 9543.0020

Facilities, State Building Code, Minn. Rules 1305.0302

Licenses, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.30, 245A.11, 245A.143, 245A.16

Purpose of rules, Minn. Rules 9543.0010

Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2024 245A.143

Fines, authorization prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2024 142E.16

Fines, notice about, Minn. Rules 9502.0341

Fire code, definitions, Minn. Rules 7511.0202

Fire safety, Minn. Rules 9502.0425

Deficiencies, conditional license, notice, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.41

Fire Code

Compliance inspections, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.11

Enforcement, generally, Minn. Statutes 2024 299F.011

Variances, written approval, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.72

Fire extinguishers, carbon monoxide and smoke alarms, combustible materials, escape routes, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.72

Firearms, Minn. Rules 9502.0435

First aid supplies, Minn. Rules 9502.0435

Flexible feeding schedule, Minn. Rules 9502.0445

Food, safety, Minn. Rules 9502.0445

Forms, applications for licenses, Minn. Rules 9502.0335, 9543.0040

Garbage disposal, physical environment, Minn. Rules 9502.0435

Greater Minnesota capital grants, Minn. Statutes 2024 116J.417

Group family day care homes

Background checks, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.12, 245A.10

Child passenger restraint systems, training, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.51, 245A.18

Compensation support payments, Minn. Statutes 2024 142D.21

Deeds and conveyances, Minn. Statutes 2024 500.217

Food, beverage, and lodging establishments, Minn. Statutes 2024 157.22

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.41

Health standards, vaccinations for children, Minn. Statutes 2024 121A.15

Homeowners' insurance, coverage, Minn. Statutes 2024 65A.30

Portable wading pools, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.41, 144.1222

Shared services grants, Minn. Statutes 2024 142D.22

Smoking, Minn. Statutes 2024 144.414

Specialized infant and toddler family child care, caregivers present, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.41

Swimming pools, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.41, 144.1222

Group family day care homes, additional requirements, Minn. Rules 9502.0355

Group R-3 occupancies, Minn. Statutes 2024 326B.106

Guardians, negative licensing action, notice, Minn. Rules 9543.0100

Hand washing, Minn. Rules 9502.0435

Hazardous substances, Minn. Rules 9502.0435

Health

Adults in family day care home, Minn. Rules 9502.0355

Children's health, Minn. Rules 9502.0405, 9502.0435

Heating and ventilation systems, distance from combustible materials, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.72

Heating systems, Minn. Rules 9502.0425

Helpers

Defined, Minn. Rules 9502.0315

Use of, Minn. Rules 9502.0365, 9502.0367

History of health, children's health, Minn. Rules 9502.0405

Homeowners' insurance, coverage, Minn. Statutes 2024 65A.30

Illness, serious illness, reports, Minn. Rules 9502.0435

Immunization records, children's health, Minn. Rules 9502.0405

Indoor space requirements, Minn. Rules 9502.0425

Infant sleep supervision, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.75

Infants

Capacity limits, Minn. Rules 9502.0365

Daily activities, Minn. Rules 9502.0415

Defined, Minn. Rules 9502.0315

Equipment, Minn. Rules 9502.0415

Sleeping space, Minn. Rules 9502.0425

Informal disposition, contested cases, Minn. Rules 9543.0120

Information about caregivers, Minn. Rules 9502.0405

Inspections

Cribs and similar furniture, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.45

Fees, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.12, 245A.10

Inspections and inspectors, Minn. Rules 9502.0335

Insults, Minn. Rules 9502.0395

Insurance, liability coverage, Minn. Rules 9502.0355

Insurance, no-fault automobile insurance

Commercial motor vehicles, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2024 65B.53

Exclusion forbidden, Minn. Statutes 2024 65B.49

Interior walls and ceilings, Minn. Rules 9502.0425

Investigations, licensed programs, Minn. Rules 9543.0070

Legal nonlicensed family child care providers, Minn. Statutes 2024 142E.16

Liability insurance, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.62

Licenses

Applications, Minn. Rules 9502.0335, 9543.0040

Change of ownership, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.10, 142B.11, 245A.043

Children, ages, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.10, 245A.04

Closure of license, inactive programs, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.25, 245A.055

Conditional licenses, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.16, 142B.41

Contested cases, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.20, 245A.08

Correction orders, prohibiting quotas, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.71

County agency, duties, Minn. Rules 9543.0030

Denial, Minn. Rules 9543.0100

Denial, authorization prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2024 142E.16

Denial of license application, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.15

Disqualification, Minn. Statutes 2024 13.46, 142E.16

Disqualification factors, Minn. Rules 9502.0335

Dual licenses, adult and child care, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.30

Exclusions, Minn. Rules 9502.0325

Extensions, Minn. Rules 9543.0040

Family adult day care, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.30, 245A.11, 245A.143, 245A.16

Fees, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.12, 245A.10

Fire safety deficiencies, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.41

Generally, see Licenses under HUMAN SERVICES, Minn. Rules 9502.0335

Handbook, plain language handbook, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.10, 245A.04

Health standards, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.71

Informational meetings before licensure, Minn. Rules 9543.0040

Legal nonlicensed family child care providers, authorization, Minn. Statutes 2024 142E.16

Liability insurance, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.62

Negative licensing actions, Minn. Rules 9543.0100

Noncompliance weighted risk system, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.171

Notice, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.30, 245A.16, 245C.17

Oversight, local social services agencies, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.30, 245A.16

Probationary, Minn. Rules 9502.0335, 9543.0100, 9543.0110

Reapplication, Minn. Rules 9502.0341

Renewal, Minn. Rules 9543.0040

Review, frequency, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.30, 245A.16

Revocation or suspension, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.20, 245A.08

Sanctions, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.11

Special family day care homes, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.41

Suspension or revocation, Minn. Rules 9502.0335, 9502.0341, 9543.0100

Suspensions, fines, or revocations, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.18

Tracking application progress, Minn. Rules 9543.0040

Transfer prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.10, 142B.11, 245A.043

Unlicensed homes, providers, Minn. Statutes 2024 142E.01

Variances, Minn. Rules 9502.0335, 9543.0050

Variances data, classification, Minn. Statutes 2024 13.46

Violations, complaints, Minn. Rules 9543.0070

Licensing study, Minn. Rules 9502.0335, 9543.0040

Licensors, training requirements, Minn. Rules 9543.0130

Lights and lighting, Minn. Rules 9502.0425

Maltreatment complaints, Minn. Rules 9543.0070

Maximum number of children under school age, license limitations, Minn. Rules 9502.0365

Meals, reimbursement, license extensions, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.10, 245A.04

Meals, well-balanced, Minn. Rules 9502.0445

Medical cannabis, violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2024 152.23

Medical care or treatment, consent to emergency medical care, Minn. Rules 9502.0405

Medication, children's health, Minn. Rules 9502.0405, 9502.0435, 9502.0445

Meetings, informational meetings, Minn. Rules 9543.0040

Minimum age, provider, Minn. Rules 9502.0355

Motor fuel taxes, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2024 296A.07, 296A.08

Negative licensing actions, Minn. Rules 9502.0341, 9543.0020, 9543.0100

Neglect

Complaints, Minn. Rules 9543.0070

Reporting by caregivers, Minn. Rules 9502.0375

Newborns

Capacity limits, Minn. Rules 9502.0365, 9502.0367

Daily activities, Minn. Rules 9502.0415

Defined, Minn. Rules 9502.0315

Equipment, Minn. Rules 9502.0415

Sleeping space, Minn. Rules 9502.0425

Notice

County agency, noncompliance, Minn. Rules 9543.0140

Diseases, Minn. Rules 9502.0405, 9502.0435

Negative licensing actions, Minn. Rules 9502.0341, 9543.0100

Notice requirements, laws and regulations, changes, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.60

Nutrition, Minn. Rules 9502.0445

Occupancy standards task force, Minn. Statutes 2024 326B.106

Outdoor environment, play place, Minn. Rules 9502.0425

Parents

Notice of negative actions, Minn. Rules 9502.0341, 9543.0100

Written permission for outside activities, Minn. Rules 9502.0415

Payments to

Absent days, Minn. Statutes 2024 142E.17

Child care assistance, Minn. Statutes 2024 142E.16, 142E.17

Overpayments, recovery, child care assistance programs, Minn. Statutes 2024 142E.16

Permits, conditional use permits, Minn. Statutes 2024 462.357

Personal and personal financial data, Minn. Statutes 2024 13.46

Personal data, privacy, Minn. Rules 9502.0345

Pest control, Minn. Rules 9502.0435

Pets, Minn. Rules 9502.0425

Physical environment, Minn. Rules 9502.0425

Physical examinations of caregivers, Minn. Rules 9502.0355

Physical space requirements, generally, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.72

Physicians instructions, prescription medication, Minn. Rules 9502.0435

Plans and specifications, Minn. Rules 9502.0405

Posting licenses, Minn. Rules 9502.0335

Posting (notices)

Conditional licenses orders, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.16

Maltreatment investigations, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.16, 142B.18

Suspensions, fines, or revocations, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.18

Preschoolers

Capacity limits, Minn. Rules 9502.0365, 9502.0367

Daily activities, Minn. Rules 9502.0415

Defined, Minn. Rules 9502.0315

Equipment, Minn. Rules 9502.0415

Privacy, personal data, Minn. Rules 9502.0345

Private agency, defined, Minn. Rules 9543.0020

Probationary licenses, Minn. Rules 9502.0335

Program rules, providing to applicants, Minn. Rules 9543.0040

Property taxes, homesteads, Minn. Statutes 2024 273.124

Provisional licenses, Minn. Rules 9502.0335

Psychological abuse, Minn. Rules 9502.0395

Purpose of rules, Minn. Rules 9502.0325, 9543.0010

Rates, Minn. Statutes 2024 142E.17

Records and record keeping, Minn. Rules 9502.0345, 9502.0405, 9543.0070, 9543.0130

Attendance records, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.41, 142E.16

Cribs and similar furniture, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.45

Swimming pools, use, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.41

Vaccinations, Minn. Statutes 2024 121A.15

Regulation, local government, limitations, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.78

Relocation, licenses, extension, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.10, 245A.04

Remodeling, Minn. Rules 9502.0425

Removing child from residence, authorized persons, Minn. Rules 9502.0405

Repeal of rules, Minn. Rules 9502.0300

Reports, caregivers to agencies, Minn. Rules 9502.0375

Reports given

Child's part-time attendance, Minn. Statutes 2024 142E.16

Reauthorization requirements, Minn. Statutes 2024 142E.16

Vaccinations, Minn. Statutes 2024 121A.15

Reports given, vaccinations, Minn. Rules 4604.0410

Resource and referral programs, grants, Minn. Statutes 2024 142E.31

Restraints, prone restraint prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.52

Revocation of licenses, Minn. Rules 9502.0335

Safety

Emergency preparedness plans, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.71

Telephone requirement, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.71

Unsafe conditions, Minn. Statutes 2024 142E.16

Safety, fire and structural safety, Minn. Rules 9502.0425

Sanctioned programs, continuing to operate, Minn. Rules 9543.0110

Sanctions, Minn. Statutes 2024 142E.16

School-aged children, daily activities, Minn. Rules 9502.0415

Seatbelts, Minn. Rules 9502.0435

Separate personal articles, Minn. Rules 9502.0435

Serious illness or injury, reports, Minn. Rules 9502.0435

Sewage disposal, Minn. Rules 9502.0425

Sexual abuse, reporting by caregivers, Minn. Rules 9502.0375

Shared services grants, Minn. Statutes 2024 142D.22

Sick children, Minn. Rules 9502.0435

Sleep supervision, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.75

Sleeping space, Minn. Rules 9502.0425

Smoking, Minn. Statutes 2024 144.414, Minn. Rules 9502.0425

Snacks, Minn. Rules 9502.0445

Special diets, Minn. Rules 9502.0405, 9502.0445

Special family day care homes, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.41

Stairs, Minn. Rules 9502.0425

State Building Code, classification, Minn. Rules 1305.0302

Statements

Physician statements, health of adults, Minn. Rules 9502.0355

Specific habits of children, parents or guardian statement, Minn. Rules 9502.0405

Structural safety, Minn. Rules 9502.0425

Substitutes for caregivers, Minn. Rules 9502.0365

Supervision by caregiver, Minn. Rules 9502.0365

Supervision of license holder's own child, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.77

Suspension of licenses, Minn. Rules 9502.0335

Swimming pools

Portable wading pools, Minn. Statutes 2024 144.1222

Violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.41

Telephone requirement, emergencies, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.71

Temperatures, Minn. Rules 9502.0425

Toddlers

Capacity limits, Minn. Rules 9502.0365, 9502.0367

Daily activities, Minn. Rules 9502.0415

Defined, Minn. Rules 9502.0315

Equipment, Minn. Rules 9502.0415

Toilet training, Minn. Rules 9502.0395, 9502.0405

Toilets, physical environment, Minn. Rules 9502.0425, 9502.0435

Towels, separate towels, Minn. Rules 9502.0435

Toxic substances, Minn. Rules 9502.0435

Training, group family day care homes, Minn. Rules 9502.0355

Transportation, no-fault automobile insurance, Minn. Statutes 2024 65B.49, 65B.53

Transportation of children, Minn. Rules 9502.0405, 9502.0435

Unlicensed programs, investigations, procedures, Minn. Rules 9543.0080

Variances

County agency recommendation to commissioner, Minn. Rules 9543.0040

Defined, Minn. Rules 9543.0020

Procedures, generally, Minn. Rules 9543.0050

Standards, Minn. Rules 9502.0335

Variances, family adult day care, license capacity, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.30, 245A.11, 245A.16

Ventilation, Minn. Rules 9502.0425

Violations and penalties

Attendance records, failure to comply with requirements, Minn. Statutes 2024 142E.16

Authorization prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2024 142E.16

Change of ownership license, Minn. Statutes 2024 245A.043

Child care assistance, billing violations, stop payment, Minn. Statutes 2024 142E.17

Crib and similar furniture, use, violations, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.45

Documented technical assistance, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.171

Legal nonlicensed family child care providers, Minn. Statutes 2024 142E.16

Medical cannabis, Minn. Statutes 2024 152.23

Swimming pools violations, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.41

Voluntary prekindergarten program, Minn. Statutes 2024 142D.08

Wading pools

Portable wading pools, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.41, 144.1222

Regulation, Minn. Statutes 2024 144.1222

Washcloths, separate washcloths, Minn. Rules 9502.0435

Water hazards, Minn. Rules 9502.0425

Water supply, Minn. Rules 9502.0445

Well-balanced meals, Minn. Rules 9502.0445

Zoning

Permitted, Minn. Statutes 2024 462.357

Single-family residential, group family day care, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.41