Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules Index (topics)
FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES
See also CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS
Access to child, parents or guardians of child, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.06
Access to data, video security cameras, recordings, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.06
Access to residence, Minn. Rules 9502.0335
Activities
Child development, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.17
Natural elements and materials, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.171
Activities, daily activities, written permission for participation, Minn. Rules 9502.0415
Administration, immunization records, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.06
Admission procedures, parent information, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.06
Admissions, Minn. Rules 9502.0405
Adults, see Family adult day care under this topic
Age categories, terminology, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.01
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
Allergy prevention and response
Parent instructions on risks and needs, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.21
Policies and procedures, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.06
Staff training, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.10, 142I.11
Applications, licenses, Minn. Rules 9502.0335
Authorization, Minn. Statutes 2026 142E.16
Authorization to remove child, Minn. Rules 9502.0405
Background checks
Contractors, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.79, 245C.04
Disqualified persons, Minn. Statutes 2026 245C.14, 245C.17
Exception, emergency replacement supervision, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.74
Fees, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.12, 245A.10
Individuals studied, Minn. Statutes 2026 142A.09, 245C.03
Legal nonlicensed family child care providers, Minn. Statutes 2026 142E.16
Residents of home, changes, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.05
Basements, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Bathroom door locks, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Bed linen, Minn. Rules 9502.0435
Behavior guidance
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.01
Policies and procedures, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.06
Positive behavior modeling, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.13
Prohibited activities, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.13
Staff education and training, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.10
Behavior guidelines, Minn. Rules 9502.0395
Bodily fluids, handling and disposal, safety, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.19
Business development, Minn. Statutes 2026 116J.418
Capacity limits, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.07, Minn. Rules 9502.0365
Carbon monoxide and smoke alarms, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.72, 142I.14
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, staff training, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.10, 142I.11
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
Staff training, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.10, 142I.11
Transporting children, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.19
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 2026 116J.418
Child care fix-it tickets, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.17
Child development
Activities and equipment, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.17
Staff education and training, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.10, 142I.11
Children of license holder, outside supervision, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.07
Children with disabilities
Parent instructions, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.21
Special health needs or disabilities, defined, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.01
Children's health, Minn. Rules 9502.0435
Churches, community-based family child care, licensing requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.22
Cleanliness, Minn. Rules 9502.0435
Closet door latches, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Combs, separate combs, Minn. Rules 9502.0435
Community-based family child care
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.01
Licensing requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.22
Staff training, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.10 to 142I.12
Compensation support payments, Minn. Statutes 2026 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 2026 142B.41
Construction, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Contested cases, Minn. Rules 9543.0120
Contested cases, licenses, effect on, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.20, 245A.08
Continuing education and training, applicants, primary providers, and secondary adult caregivers, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.10 to 142I.12
Contractors, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.79, 245C.04
Contracts and agreements, swimming pools, use, Minn. Statutes 2026 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 2026 142B.45
Cribs, safety requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.45
Cups, separate drinking cups, Minn. Rules 9502.0435
Data, personal data, privacy, Minn. Rules 9502.0345
Death of child in care, reporting requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.05
Decks, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Deeds and conveyances, family child care providers, Minn. Statutes 2026 500.217
Definitions
Behavior guidance, Minn. Rules 9502.0395
Child care services grants, Minn. Statutes 2026 142E.30
Emergency, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.74
Family day care homes licensing modernization, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.01
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 2026 299F.011
Delegation to children, discipline or punishment, Minn. Rules 9502.0395
Diapering areas, disinfection, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.76
Diapers, Minn. Rules 9502.0435
Disabled children, Minn. Rules 9502.0405
Discipline, nonexclusionary, Minn. Statutes 2026 121A.425
Discrimination, limitations of license, Minn. Rules 9502.0405
Disease notification requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.06
Diseases, Minn. Rules 9502.0435
Disinfection, swimming pools, use, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.41
Door to attached garage, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.72, 142I.14
Drinking cups, separate drinking cups, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Drinking water, Minn. Rules 9502.0445
Education and training
Accreditation, effect, Minn. Statutes 2026 142E.17
Applicants, primary providers, and secondary adult caregivers, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.10
Child passenger restraint systems, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.51, 245A.18
Contractors, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.79
Exception, emergency replacement supervision, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.74
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.41, 142B.70
Helpers, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.12
Record keeping and billing requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142E.16
Substitute and intermittent caregivers, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.11
Effective date of rules, Minn. Rules 9502.0300
Electrical service, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Emergencies
Consent records, Minn. Rules 9502.0405
Definition, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.74
Emergency plan training, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.10, 142I.11
Emergency procedures, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.19
Emergency replacement supervision
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.01
Requirements and limitations, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.10, 142I.11
Escape routes, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.72
Health emergencies, Minn. Rules 9502.0405
Preparations, Minn. Rules 9502.0435
Replacement supervision, notice, requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.74
Telephone requirement, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.71
Written preparedness plans, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.71
Emergency replacement supervision, requirements and limitations, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.09
Employees
Disqualified persons, Minn. Statutes 2026 245C.14, 245C.17
Education and training, see same under this topic
Plain language licensing handbook, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.10, 245A.04
Recruitment and retainment, compensation support payments, Minn. Statutes 2026 142D.21
Employers, community-based family child care, licensing requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.22
Enforcement, commissioners orders, Minn. Rules 9543.0110
Environment, physical environment, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Environmental health
Pest control, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.19
Water supply and radon testing, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.16
Equipment, Minn. Rules 9502.0405
Child development, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.17
Cleaning and disinfecting, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.15
Outdoor learning environment and play space, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.14
Escape routes, physical space requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.14
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 2026 142B.12, 245A.10
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 256B.0919
Liability insurance, Minn. Statutes 2026 245.814
Providing in adult foster care homes, see Adult foster care under FOSTER CARE
Variances, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.30, 245A.11, 245A.16
Family adult day services
Adult foster care settings, Minn. Statutes 2026 245A.11
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2026 245A.02, Minn. Rules 9543.0020
Facilities, State Building Code, Minn. Rules 1305.0302
Licenses, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.30, 245A.11, 245A.143, 245A.16
Purpose of rules, Minn. Rules 9543.0010
Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 245A.143
Fees and charges, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.06
Field trips, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.06
Fines, authorization prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2026 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 2026 142B.41
Fire Code
Compliance inspections, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.11
Enforcement, generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 299F.011
Variances, written approval, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.72
Fire extinguishers, carbon monoxide and smoke alarms, combustible materials, escape routes, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.72, 142I.14
Inspections, licensing study, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.03
Staff training, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.10
Firearms, Minn. Rules 9502.0435
Firearms, proper storage, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.19
First aid
Education and training, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.10, 142I.11
Emergency kit, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.19
First aid supplies, Minn. Rules 9502.0435
Flexible feeding schedule, Minn. Rules 9502.0445
Food and nutrition, safety standards, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.20
Food, safety, Minn. Rules 9502.0445
Forms, applications for licenses, Minn. Rules 9502.0335, 9543.0040
Garages, safety requirements of separation wall, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.14
Garbage disposal, physical environment, Minn. Rules 9502.0435
Greater Minnesota capital grants, Minn. Statutes 2026 116J.417
Group family day care homes
Background checks, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.12, 245A.10
Child passenger restraint systems, training, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.51, 245A.18
Compensation support payments, Minn. Statutes 2026 142D.21
Deeds and conveyances, Minn. Statutes 2026 500.217
Food, beverage, and lodging establishments, Minn. Statutes 2026 157.22
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.41
Health standards, vaccinations for children, Minn. Statutes 2026 121A.15
Homeowners' insurance, coverage, Minn. Statutes 2026 65A.30
Portable wading pools, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.41, 144.1222
Smoking, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.414
Specialized infant and toddler family child care, caregivers present, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.41
Swimming pools, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.41, 144.1222
Group family day care homes, additional requirements, Minn. Rules 9502.0355
Group R-3 occupancies, Minn. Statutes 2026 326B.106
Guardians, negative licensing action, notice, Minn. Rules 9543.0100
Hand washing, Minn. Rules 9502.0435
Hand washing requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.15
Hazardous materials, defined, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.01
Hazardous substances, Minn. Rules 9502.0435
Head injuries to child in care, reporting requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.05
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 2026 142B.72
State Building Code compliance, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.14
Heating systems, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Helpers
Defined, Minn. Rules 9502.0315
Use of, Minn. Rules 9502.0365, 9502.0367
Helpers, education and training, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.12
History of health, children's health, Minn. Rules 9502.0405
Homeowners' insurance, coverage, Minn. Statutes 2026 65A.30
Hospitalization of child in care, reporting requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.05
Hours of operation, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.06
Illness, serious illness, reports, Minn. Rules 9502.0435
Immunization, records and record keeping, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.06
Immunization records, children's health, Minn. Rules 9502.0405
Indoor space, physical space requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.14
Indoor space requirements, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Infant sleep supervision, Minn. Statutes 2026 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
Injuries to child in care, reporting requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.05
Inspections
Cribs and similar furniture, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.45
Fees, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.12, 245A.10
Licensing study, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.03
Inspections and inspectors, Minn. Rules 9502.0335
Insults, Minn. Rules 9502.0395
Insurance
Child care license holder insurance, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.03
Liability insurance, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.62
No-fault automobile insurance
Commercial motor vehicles, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2026 65B.53
Exclusion forbidden, Minn. Statutes 2026 65B.49
Insurance, liability coverage, Minn. Rules 9502.0355
Interior walls and ceilings, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Intermittent caregivers
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.01
Education and training, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.11
Investigations, licensed programs, Minn. Rules 9543.0070
Legal nonlicensed family child care providers, Minn. Statutes 2026 142E.16
Liability insurance, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.62
License holder, education and training requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.10
Licensed capacity, defined, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.01
Licenses
Applications, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.03, Minn. Rules 9502.0335, 9543.0040
Background check compliance, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.03
Change of ownership, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.10, 142B.11, 245A.043, 245A.10
Children, ages, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.10, 245A.04
Class C5 license requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.08
Closure of license, inactive programs, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.25, 245A.055
Community-based family child care, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.22
Conditional licenses, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.16, 142B.41
Contested cases, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.20, 245A.08
Correction orders, prohibiting quotas, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.71
County agency, duties, Minn. Rules 9543.0030
Denial, Minn. Rules 9543.0100
Denial, authorization prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2026 142E.16
Denial of license application, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.15
Disqualification, Minn. Statutes 2026 13.46, 142E.16
Disqualification factors, Minn. Rules 9502.0335
Dual licenses, adult and child care, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.30
Exclusions, Minn. Rules 9502.0325
Extensions, Minn. Rules 9543.0040
Family adult day care, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.30, 245A.11, 245A.143, 245A.16
Family child care home license holder, qualifications, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.08
Family child care licensing, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.01 to 142I.20
Fees, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.12, 245A.10
Fire safety deficiencies, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.41
Generally, see Licenses under HUMAN SERVICES, Minn. Rules 9502.0335
Handbook, plain language handbook, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.10, 245A.04
Health standards, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.71
Ineligibility factors, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.03
Informational meetings before licensure, Minn. Rules 9543.0040
Insurance, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.03
Legal nonlicensed family child care providers, authorization, Minn. Statutes 2026 142E.16
Liability insurance, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.62
Licensing study, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.03
Negative licensing actions, Minn. Rules 9543.0100
Noncompliance weighted risk system, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.171
Notice, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.30, 245A.16, 245C.17
Oversight, local social services agencies, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.30, 245A.16
Probationary, Minn. Rules 9502.0335, 9543.0100, 9543.0110
Reapplication, Minn. Rules 9502.0341
Renewal, Minn. Rules 9543.0040
Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.02
Review, frequency, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.30, 245A.16
Revocation or suspension, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.20, 245A.08
Sanctions, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.11
Special family day care homes, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.41
Suspension or revocation, Minn. Rules 9502.0335, 9502.0341, 9543.0100
Suspensions, fines, or revocations, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.18
Tracking application progress, Minn. Rules 9543.0040
Training requirements
Applicants, primary providers, and secondary adult caregivers, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.10
Helpers, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.12
Substitutes and intermittent caregivers, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.11
Transfer prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.10, 142B.11, 245A.043
Unlicensed homes, providers, Minn. Statutes 2026 142E.01
Variances, Minn. Rules 9502.0335, 9543.0050
Variances data, classification, Minn. Statutes 2026 13.46
Violations, complaints, Minn. Rules 9543.0070
Licensing study, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.03, Minn. Rules 9502.0335, 9543.0040
Licensors, training requirements, Minn. Rules 9543.0130
Lights and lighting, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Maintenance of home, safety considerations, outdoor space, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.14
Maltreatment, abuse, or neglect
Reporting requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.05
Staff training, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.10 to 142I.12
Maltreatment complaints, Minn. Rules 9543.0070
Maximum number of children under school age, license limitations, Minn. Rules 9502.0365
Meals and snacks
Food and nutrition, safety standards, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.20
Policies and procedures, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.06
Meals, reimbursement, license extensions, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.10, 245A.04
Meals, well-balanced, Minn. Rules 9502.0445
Medical care or treatment, consent to emergency medical care, Minn. Rules 9502.0405
Medication
Administration requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.19
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.01
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
Mixed-occupancy building, licensing study, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.03
Motor fuel taxes, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2026 296A.07, 296A.08
Multiple-occupancy building, licensing study, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.03
Naps and rest, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.06
Natural elements and materials, activities and equipment, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.171
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
Newborns and infants
Child development, activities and equipment, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.17
Monitoring sleep, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.18
Sleep and crib requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.18
Nondiscrimination, caregiver prohibitions, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.06
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 2026 142B.60
Notice to parents, tobacco products, cannabis, vaping use, outside of day care hours, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.14
Nutrition, Minn. Rules 9502.0445
Occupancy standards task force, Minn. Statutes 2026 326B.106
Organizations, community-based family child care, licensing requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.22
Outdoor environment, play place, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Outdoor learning environment and play space, physical space requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.14
Parents
Access to child, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.06
Notice of negative actions, Minn. Rules 9502.0341, 9543.0100
Summary of child care programs law, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.06
Written permission for outside activities, Minn. Rules 9502.0415
Payments to
Absent days, Minn. Statutes 2026 142E.17
Child care assistance, Minn. Statutes 2026 142E.16, 142E.17
Overpayments, recovery, child care assistance programs, Minn. Statutes 2026 142E.16
Pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation, staff training, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.10, 142I.11
Pediatric first aid, staff training, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.10, 142I.10 to 142I.12
Permits, conditional use permits, Minn. Statutes 2026 462.357
Personal and personal financial data, Minn. Statutes 2026 13.46
Personal data, privacy, Minn. Rules 9502.0345
Pest control, Minn. Rules 9502.0435
Pets, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Pets and animals, safety, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.19
Photographs, parental consent, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.06
Physical environment, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Physical examinations of caregivers, Minn. Rules 9502.0355
Physical space requirements
Cleaning and disinfecting, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.15
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.14
Physical space requirements, generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.72
Physicians instructions, prescription medication, Minn. Rules 9502.0435
Plans and specifications, Minn. Rules 9502.0405
Policies and procedures
Contents and access, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.06
Emergency preparedness plans, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.19
Sick children, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.19
Staff training, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.10 to 142I.12
Portable wading pools, parental consent, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.14
Posting licenses, Minn. Rules 9502.0335
Posting (notices)
Conditional licenses orders, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.16
Maltreatment investigations, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.16, 142B.18
Suspensions, fines, or revocations, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.18
Premises, damages to premises, reporting requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.05
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
Preschoolers, child development, activities and equipment, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.17
Primary provider of care
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.01
Education and training requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.10
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 2026 273.124
Provisional licenses, Minn. Rules 9502.0335
Psychological abuse, Minn. Rules 9502.0395
Purpose of rules, Minn. Rules 9502.0325, 9543.0010
Radon, safety testing, notice of results, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.16
Rates, Minn. Statutes 2026 142E.17
Records and record keeping, Minn. Rules 9502.0345, 9502.0405, 9543.0070, 9543.0130
Allergy prevention and response needs, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.21
Attendance records, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.41, 142E.16, 142I.06
Contents of child file, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.06
Cribs and similar furniture, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.45
Providers, training required, Minn. Statutes 2026 142E.16
Special health care needs, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.21
Swimming pools, use, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.41
Vaccinations, Minn. Statutes 2026 121A.15
Written policies, access, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.06
Regulation, local government, limitations, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.78
Religious entities, community-based family child care, licensing requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.22
Relocation, licenses, extension, Minn. Statutes 2026 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
Reportable diseases, sick children, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.19
Reports, caregivers to agencies, Minn. Rules 9502.0375
Reports given
Child's part-time attendance, Minn. Statutes 2026 142E.16
Reauthorization requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142E.16
Vaccinations, Minn. Statutes 2026 121A.15
Reports given, vaccinations, Minn. Rules 4604.0410
Residents of home, changes, background checks and reporting requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.05
Resource and referral programs, grants, Minn. Statutes 2026 142E.31
Restraints, prone restraint prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.52
Revocation of licenses, Minn. Rules 9502.0335
Safety
Activities and equipment, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.17
Bodily fluids, handling and disposal, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.19
Cleaning and disinfecting, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.15
Emergency preparedness plans, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.71, 142I.19
Garages, separation wall requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.14
Pets and animals, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.19
Physical space requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.14
Telephone requirement, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.71
Unsafe conditions, Minn. Statutes 2026 142E.16
Water supply and radon testing, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.16
Weather and air quality monitoring, outdoor activities, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.16
Safety, fire and structural safety, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Sanctioned programs, continuing to operate, Minn. Rules 9543.0110
Sanctions, Minn. Statutes 2026 142E.16
School-age children, child development, activities and equipment, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.17
School-aged children, daily activities, Minn. Rules 9502.0415
Seatbelts, Minn. Rules 9502.0435
Second adult caregiver
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.01
Education and training requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.10
Separate personal articles, Minn. Rules 9502.0435
Separation time from group
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.01
Limitations and prohibited activities, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.13
Serious illness or injury, reports, Minn. Rules 9502.0435
Serious injuries to child in care, reporting requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.05
Sewage disposal, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Sexual abuse, reporting by caregivers, Minn. Rules 9502.0375
Sick children, Minn. Rules 9502.0435
Policies and procedures, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.06
Separating from others, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.19
Sleep supervision, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.75
Sleeping space, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Smoking, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.414, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Snacks, Minn. Rules 9502.0445
Social media, parental consent, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.06
Special diets, Minn. Rules 9502.0405, 9502.0445
Special family day care homes, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.41
Staff substitutions, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.06
Staff-to-child ratios, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.07
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
Substitute caregivers
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.01
Education and training, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.11
Requirements and limitations, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.09
Substitutes for caregivers, Minn. Rules 9502.0365
Sudden unexpected infant death, education and training, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.10 to 142I.12
Supervision by caregiver, Minn. Rules 9502.0365
Supervision of children
Natural elements and materials, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.171
Overnight care, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.07
Required staffing and presence, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.07
Supervision of license holder's own child, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.77, 142I.07
Suspension of licenses, Minn. Rules 9502.0335
Swimming pools
Notice to agency, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.14
Parental consent, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.14
Portable wading pools, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.1222
Violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.41
Telephone requirement, emergencies, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.71, 142I.19
Temperatures, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Termination or expulsion, care of child, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.06
Tobacco products, cannabis, vaping, drugs, and alcohol use, prohibitions, notice to parents, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.14
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
Toddlers, child development, activities and equipment, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.17
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
Children, carseats, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.19
No-fault automobile insurance, Minn. Statutes 2026 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 2026 142B.30, 245A.11, 245A.16
Ventilation, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Video, parental consent, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.06
Violations and penalties
Attendance records, failure to comply with requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 142E.16
Authorization prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2026 142E.16
Change of ownership license, Minn. Statutes 2026 245A.043
Child care assistance, billing violations, stop payment, Minn. Statutes 2026 142E.17
Crib and similar furniture, use, violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.45
Documented technical assistance, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.171
Legal nonlicensed family child care providers, Minn. Statutes 2026 142E.16
Swimming pools violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.41
Voluntary prekindergarten program, Minn. Statutes 2026 142D.08
Wading pools
Parental consent, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.14
Portable wading pools, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.41, 144.1222
Regulation, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.1222
Washcloths, separate washcloths, Minn. Rules 9502.0435
Water hazards, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Water supply, Minn. Rules 9502.0445
Water supply, safety testing, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.16
Well-balanced meals, Minn. Rules 9502.0445
Zoning
Community-based family child care, Minn. Statutes 2026 142I.22
Permitted, Minn. Statutes 2026 462.357
Single-family residential, group family day care, Minn. Statutes 2026 142B.41