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CHILD CARE CENTERS
Abuse and neglect, reporting, Minn. Rules 9503.0130
Access to child, parents or guardians of child, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.41
Access to data, video security cameras, recordings, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.68
Accidents
Posted procedures, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Written policies, Minn. Rules 9503.0110
Administration, vaccination records, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 121A.15
After-school care, day programs, see SCHOOL-AGE CHILD CARE PROGRAMS
Age category groupings, Minn. Rules 9503.0040
Aides, drop-in child care programs, employee distribution, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.41
Allergy prevention and response, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.66
Background checks, Minn. Statutes 2025 245C.03
Bedding, Minn. Rules 9503.0050
Behavior guidance policies, Minn. Rules 9503.0055
Building ordinances, compliance, Minn. Rules 9503.0155
Business development, Minn. Statutes 2025 116J.418
Carseats, requirements in transporting, Minn. Rules 9503.0150
Child abuse and maltreatment
Appeal of determination of maltreatment, Minn. Statutes 2025 260E.33
Investigations, Minn. Statutes 2025 260E.17
Child care assistance programs, Minn. Rules 3400.0010 to 3400.0230
Child Care Community Partnerships Office, Minn. Statutes 2025 116J.418
Child care fix-it tickets, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.17
Child care program plan, contents, Minn. Rules 9503.0045
Child passenger restraint systems, requirements in transporting, Minn. Rules 9503.0150
Child with special needs, Minn. Rules 9503.0065
Children's records, contents, Minn. Rules 9503.0125
Clean
Defined, Minn. Rules 9503.0005
Requirements for center, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Clothing, sick care programs, Minn. Rules 9503.0085
Complaints, reporting, policies and procedures, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.61
Conferences with parents, Minn. Rules 9503.0095
Contagious and infectious diseases, notice to parents, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Contract workers, disqualification, reevaluation requests, Minn. Rules 9503.0030
Contracts and agreements, full-day services, Minn. Statutes 2025 142D.124
Corporal punishment, prohibitions, Minn. Rules 9503.0055
Correction orders, Minn. Rules 9503.0170
Cradleboards
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.01, 245A.02
License variance, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.46, 245A.1435
Safety requirements, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.45
Cribs, safety requirements, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.45
Crisis nurseries, see CRISIS NURSERIES
Data privacy
Children's records, Minn. Rules 9503.0125
Staff personnel records, Minn. Rules 9503.0120
Day care centers, see CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS
Day care sliding fee program, see CHILD CARE SLIDING FEE PROGRAM
Day programs, defined, Minn. Rules 9503.0015
Definitions
Child care programs, Minn. Statutes 2025 142E.01
Facility improvement expenses, Minn. Statutes 2025 142E.30
Lead poisoning prevention, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.9501
Transportation services, Minn. Statutes 2025 299A.11
Definitions, generally, Minn. Rules 9503.0005, 9503.0015
Designated areas, exclusive use, Minn. Rules 9503.0155
Developmentally disabled children, behavior guidance procedures, Minn. Rules 9503.0055
Diaper changing, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Disability access, Minn. Rules 1341.0011
Disclosure, employees, reference checks, limitation of liability, Minn. Statutes 2025 604A.33
Disinfection, sick care programs, Minn. Rules 9503.0085
Documented technical assistance, license noncompliance, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.171
Drop-in child care programs, see DROP-IN CHILD CARE PROGRAMS, Minn. Rules 9503.0075
Education and training
Accredited coursework, topics, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.01
Orientation, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.65
Electrical outlets, shielding, Minn. Rules 9503.0155
Emergencies
Posting telephone numbers, Minn. Rules 9503.0155
Procedures, posting, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Written policies, Minn. Rules 9503.0110
Emergencies, written preparedness plans, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.66
Emergency equipment, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Emotional abuse, prohibitions, Minn. Rules 9503.0055
Employees, see CHILD CARE WORKERS
Enrollment, reporting, Minn. Statutes 2025 121A.15
Equipment
Condition, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Requirements, generally, Minn. Rules 9503.0060
Sick care programs, Minn. Rules 9503.0085
Experimental research activities, parental approval, Minn. Rules 9503.0105
Facilities
Exits, Minn. Rules 7511.1006
Exits, State Building Code, Minn. Rules 1305.1006
Sick care programs, Minn. Rules 9503.0085
State Building Code classification, Minn. Rules 1305.0302
Windows, Minn. Rules 1311.0505, 1311.0702
Facility improvement expenses
Grants for, Minn. Statutes 2025 142E.30, 142E.32
Greater Minnesota capital grants, Minn. Statutes 2025 116J.417
Loans for, Minn. Statutes 2025 465.73
Family day care homes, see FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES
Family visitation centers, Minn. Statutes 2025 119A.37, 142D.15
Field trips, Minn. Rules 9503.0100
Fines for noncompliance, Minn. Rules 9503.0170
Fines, license violations, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.05, 245A.03
Fire extinguishers
Annual servicing, Minn. Rules 9503.0155
Posted instructions, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Fire inspections, Minn. Rules 9503.0155
Fire prevention procedures, Minn. Rules 9503.0110
Fire protection, fire code, compliance, Minn. Rules 9503.0155
First aid kits
Availability, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Field trips, Minn. Rules 9503.0100
Food
Allergy information, Minn. Rules 9503.0145
Meals and snacks
Night care programs, Minn. Rules 9503.0070
Providing, Minn. Rules 9503.0145
Sick care programs, preparation restrictions, Minn. Rules 9503.0085
Nutritional requirements, Minn. Rules 9503.0145
Sanitation, Minn. Rules 9503.0145
Food service
Equipment, Minn. Rules 4626.0506
Highly susceptible populations, Minn. Rules 4626.0447
Full-day services, Minn. Statutes 2025 142D.124
Furnishings
Night care programs, Minn. Rules 9503.0070
Requirements, generally, Minn. Rules 9503.0060
Greater Minnesota capital grants, Minn. Statutes 2025 116J.417
Guardians, access to child, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.41
Hand sinks, Minn. Rules 9503.0155
Hand washing, staff requirements, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Health consultant review, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Health policies, written, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Health standards, vaccinations for children, Minn. Statutes 2025 121A.15
Hiring practices, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.67
Hot surfaces, shielding, Minn. Rules 9503.0155
Human services commissioner
Correction orders, Minn. Rules 9503.0170
Inspections, administrative records, Minn. Rules 9503.0115
Illness, exclusion from center, Minn. Rules 9503.0080
Immunizations, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Indoor space, Minn. Rules 9503.0155
Infants
Age designation, Minn. Rules 9503.0050
Cribs, Minn. Rules 9503.0050
Diets, Minn. Rules 9503.0145
Equipment and furniture, cleanliness, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Equipment and materials requirements, Minn. Rules 9503.0060
Health consultant reviews, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Night care programs, Minn. Rules 9503.0070
Staff to child ratios, Minn. Rules 9503.0040
Information exchange, vaccination records, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.3351
Injuries, written policies, Minn. Rules 9503.0110
Inspections
Cribs, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.45
Fire marshal, Minn. Rules 9503.0155
Records, Minn. Rules 9503.0115
Records, vaccinations, Minn. Statutes 2025 121A.15
Video security cameras, requirements, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.68
Interest areas, access to children, Minn. Rules 9503.0045
Internal review procedures, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.54
Lead (mineral)
Drinking water testing, remediation, reporting, notice to parents, Minn. Statutes 2025 145.9273
Grants, drinking water remediation, Minn. Statutes 2025 145.9275
Hazard reduction, see Lead hazard reduction under LEAD (MINERAL)
Inspections, Minn. Statutes 2025 144.9504
Lead (mineral), abatement, see Child care buildings under LEAD (MINERAL)
Liability
Child abuse and maltreatment, mitigating factors, Minn. Statutes 2025 260E.30
Employee reference checks, limitation, Minn. Statutes 2025 604A.33
Liability insurance, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.62
License-exempt child care centers, see LICENSE-EXEMPT CHILD CARE CENTERS
Licenses, Minn. Rules 9503.0010, 9503.0170
Conditional licenses, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.16
Correction orders
Prohibiting quotas, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.16
Reconsideration, Minn. Statutes 2025 142E.20
Disqualification, data, classification, Minn. Statutes 2025 13.46
Generally, see Licenses under HUMAN SERVICES
Human Services Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2025 256.01
Noncompliance weighted risk system, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.171
Risk reduction plans, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.54
Suspensions, fines, or revocations, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.18
Variances, data, classification, Minn. Statutes 2025 13.46
Linens, sick care programs, Minn. Rules 9503.0085
Location, MFIP orientation, Minn. Statutes 2025 142G.27
Medically complex or technologically dependent children, see PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE (PPEC) CENTERS
Medicines, administering, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Mentally ill children, see Professional home-based family treatment under MENTALLY ILL CHILDREN
Missing children, procedures, Minn. Rules 9503.0110
Nap policy, Minn. Rules 9503.0050
Night care programs
Defined, Minn. Rules 9503.0015
Requirements, Minn. Rules 9503.0070
Notice, contagious and infectious diseases, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Notice requirements
Disqualified persons, Minn. Statutes 2025 245C.17
Laws and regulations, changes, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.60
Lead (mineral) content of drinking water, Minn. Statutes 2025 145.9273
Video security cameras, policies, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.68
Nursery schools, see NURSERY SCHOOLS
Nutrition, Minn. Rules 9503.0145
Occasional participants, health records, transfers, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2025 121A.15
On-site child care centers
Children, Youth, and Families Department licensing, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.05
Human services licensing, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2025 245A.03
Outdoor activity area, Minn. Rules 9503.0155
Owners
Background checks and studies
Disqualified persons, Minn. Statutes 2025 245C.14
Duration of disqualification, Minn. Statutes 2025 245C.15
Owners, defined, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.01, 245A.02
Parent Aware, Minn. Statutes 2025 142E.17
Parenting time centers, Minn. Statutes 2025 142A.46
Parents, access to child, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.41
Parents, consulting with
Bedtime, night care programs, Minn. Rules 9503.0070
Child with special needs, Minn. Rules 9503.0065
Conferences, Minn. Rules 9503.0090
Contagious and infectious diseases, notice, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Experimental research activities, Minn. Rules 9503.0105
Field trips, written permission, Minn. Rules 9503.0100
Infant diets, Minn. Rules 9503.0145
Information at enrollment, Minn. Rules 9503.0090
Medicine, administering, permission, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Nap and rest policy, Minn. Rules 9503.0050
Pets, presence at center, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Progress reports, Minn. Rules 9503.0090
Public relations activities, Minn. Rules 9503.0105
Separation of child from group, Minn. Rules 9503.0055
Sick care program, policies, Minn. Rules 9503.0085
Sick children, Minn. Rules 9503.0080, 9503.0140
Visitation by parents, Minn. Rules 9503.0095
Payments to, Minn. Statutes 2025 142E.17
Pets, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Phone numbers, emergency, posting, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Physical examinations of children, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Policies
Video security camera requirements, written policy, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.68
Posting (notices)
Conditional licenses orders, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.16
Maltreatment investigations, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.16, 142B.18
Suspensions, fines, or revocations, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.18
Postsecondary institutions, child care grants program, Minn. Rules 4830.7000 to 4830.7900
Predatory offenders, notice about, Minn. Statutes 2025 244.052
Preschoolers
Age designation, Minn. Rules 9503.0040
Drop in programs, Minn. Rules 9503.0075
Equipment and materials requirements, Minn. Rules 9503.0060
Staff to child ratios, Minn. Rules 9503.0040
Preschools, see PRESCHOOLS
Property taxes, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2025 272.02
Providers, child care centers defined as, Minn. Statutes 2025 142E.01
Public relations activities, parental approval, Minn. Rules 9503.0105
Public school students, homes, designation as, Minn. Statutes 2025 123B.92
Quality rating and improvement system (QRIS), Minn. Statutes 2025 142D.13
Rating tool, Parent Aware, Minn. Statutes 2025 142E.17
Records and record keeping
Accidents, Minn. Rules 9503.0110
Administrative records, Minn. Rules 9503.0115
Attendance records for publicly funded services, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.41
Children's records, Minn. Rules 9503.0125
Cribs, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.45
Emergencies, Minn. Rules 9503.0110
Experienced aides, use violations, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.41
Fire drills, Minn. Rules 9503.0110
Injuries, Minn. Rules 9503.0110
Inspections, vaccinations, Minn. Statutes 2025 121A.15
Kindergarten attendance, Minn. Rules 9503.0040
Parent permission forms, Minn. Rules 9503.0105
Personnel records, Minn. Rules 9503.0120
Separation of child from group, Minn. Rules 9503.0055
Staff distribution, Minn. Rules 9503.0040
Tornado drills, Minn. Rules 9503.0110
Vaccinations, Minn. Statutes 2025 121A.15, 144.3351
Video security cameras, retention and disposal of recordings, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.68
Recycling space, State Building Code, Minn. Rules 1303.1500
Registered nurses, sick care programs, staff, Minn. Rules 9503.0085
Reporting requirements, Minn. Rules 9503.0130
Reports given
Child abuse and maltreatment
Complaints, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.61
Mandatory reporters, Minn. Statutes 2025 260E.055, 260E.06, 260E.34
Complaints, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.61
Experienced aides, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.41
Lead (mineral) content of drinking water, Minn. Statutes 2025 145.9273
Vaccinations, Minn. Statutes 2025 121A.15
Reports given, vaccinations, Minn. Rules 4604.0410
Resource and referral programs, see under CHILD CARE
Rest policy, Minn. Rules 9503.0050
Restraints, prone restraint prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.52
Risk reduction plans, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.54
Room temperature, Minn. Rules 9503.0155
Safety, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.66
School age children
Age designation, Minn. Rules 9503.0040
Drop-in programs, Minn. Rules 9503.0075
Equipment and materials, Minn. Rules 9503.0060
Staff to child ratios, Minn. Rules 9503.0040
School-age children, child care programs, see SCHOOL-AGE CHILD CARE PROGRAMS
School buildings and grounds, use, see SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
Screen doors and windows, Minn. Rules 9503.0155
Separation of child from group, restrictions, Minn. Rules 9503.0055
Sick care programs, Minn. Rules 9503.0085
Sick children
Defined, Minn. Rules 9503.0005
Exclusion from center, Minn. Rules 9503.0080
Providing space, Minn. Rules 9503.0155
Staff
Aides, Minn. Rules 9503.0034
Assistant teachers, Minn. Rules 9503.0033
Child care assistants, qualifications, Minn. Rules 9503.0034
Definitions, Minn. Rules 9503.0030
Directors, qualifications, Minn. Rules 9503.0031
Distribution requirements, Minn. Rules 9503.0040
Drop-in child care programs, Minn. Rules 9503.0075
Emergencies, instruction, Minn. Rules 9503.0110
Field trips, transportation, staff ratios, Minn. Rules 9503.0150
Fire procedures, instructions, Minn. Rules 9503.0110
First aid training, Minn. Rules 9503.0110
Food allergy information, providing, Minn. Rules 9503.0145
Hand washing requirements, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Health consultant, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Licensed practical nurses, Minn. Rules 9503.0032, 9503.0033
Night care programs, Minn. Rules 9503.0070
Personnel records, contents, Minn. Rules 9503.0120
Registered nurses, Minn. Rules 9503.0032, 9503.0033
Sick care programs, Minn. Rules 9503.0085
Special needs children, Minn. Rules 9503.0065
Substitute staff, qualifications, Minn. Rules 9503.0034
Teachers, Minn. Rules 9503.0032
Volunteers, qualifications, Minn. Rules 9503.0034
Staff distribution, arrival and departures times, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.41
Staff to child ratios, Minn. Rules 9503.0040
State Building Code, compliance, Minn. Rules 9503.0155
Storage space, child's clothing, Minn. Rules 9503.0150
Subsurface sewage treatment systems, design flow, Minn. Rules 7081.0130
Supervision, definitions, Human Services Licensing Act, Minn. Statutes 2025 245A.02
Swimming pools, Minn. Rules 9503.0155
Technology grants, Minn. Statutes 2025 142D.23
Telephone, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.66
Toddlers
Age designation, Minn. Rules 9503.0040
Drop in programs, Minn. Rules 9503.0075
Equipment and furniture, cleanliness, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Equipment and materials, Minn. Rules 9503.0060
Staff to child ratios, Minn. Rules 9503.0040
Toilets
Cleaning, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Number, Minn. Rules 9503.0155
Requirements, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Sick care programs, Minn. Rules 9503.0085
Tornado drills, procedures, Minn. Rules 9503.0110
Tornado shelters, posted procedures, Minn. Rules 9503.0140
Transportation, Minn. Rules 9503.0150
Transportation, child passenger restraints, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.66
Transportation services
Valid drivers' license, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.41
Wheelchair transportation, Minn. Statutes 2025 299A.11 to 299A.17
Types of, MFIP orientation, Minn. Statutes 2025 142G.27
Unacceptable behavior, procedures, Minn. Rules 9503.0055
Video security cameras, requirements, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.68
Violations and penalties
Child care assistance, billing violations, stop payment, Minn. Statutes 2025 142E.17
Crib use, violations, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.45
Experienced aide violations, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.41
Illegal remuneration, Minn. Statutes 2025 142E.51, 609.542
License noncompliance, documented technical assistance, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.171
Wrongful employment, crime, Minn. Statutes 2025 142E.01, 142E.51, 142E.55, 609.816
Wrongfully obtaining child care assistance, Minn. Statutes 2025 142A.25
Violations of law, penalties, Minn. Rules 9503.0170
Visitation by parents, Minn. Rules 9503.0095
Voluntary prekindergarten program, Minn. Statutes 2025 142D.08
Volunteer workers, qualifications, Minn. Rules 9503.0034
Water, Minn. Rules 9503.0145
Water bottles or cups, reusable, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.41
Water hazards, Minn. Rules 9503.0155
Weighted risk system, license noncompliance, Minn. Statutes 2025 142B.171
Workplace accident and injury reduction, compliance, Minn. Rules 5208.1500