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 2019 119B.125
Authorization to remove child, Minn. Rules 9502.0405
Background checks
Contractors, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.1511, 245C.04
Exception, emergency replacement supervision, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.53
Fees, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.10
Legal nonlicensed family child care providers, Minn. Statutes 2019 119B.125
Basements, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Bathroom door locks, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Bed linen, Minn. Rules 9502.0435
Behavior guidelines, Minn. Rules 9502.0395
Capacity limits, Minn. Rules 9502.0365
Carbon monoxide and smoke alarms, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.52
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 fix-it tickets, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.065
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
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 2019 245A.14
Construction, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Contested cases, Minn. Rules 9543.0120
Contested cases, licenses, effect on, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.08
Contractors, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.1511, 245C.04
Contracts and agreements, swimming pools, use, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.14
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
Cribs, safety requirements, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.146
Cups, separate drinking cups, Minn. Rules 9502.0435
Data, personal data, privacy, Minn. Rules 9502.0345
Decks, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Definitions
Behavior guidance, Minn. Rules 9502.0395
Child care services grants, Minn. Statutes 2019 119B.189
Emergency, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.53
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 2019 299F.011
Delegation to children, discipline or punishment, Minn. Rules 9502.0395
Diapering areas, disinfection, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.148
Diapers, Minn. Rules 9502.0435
Disabled children, Minn. Rules 9502.0405
Discrimination, limitations of license, Minn. Rules 9502.0405
Diseases, Minn. Rules 9502.0435
Disinfection, swimming pools, use, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.14
Door to attached garage, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.52
Drinking cups, separate drinking cups, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Drinking water, Minn. Rules 9502.0445
Education and training
Accreditation, effect, Minn. Statutes 2019 119B.13
Child passenger restraint systems, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.18
Contractors, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.1511
Exception, emergency replacement supervision, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.53
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.14, 245A.50
Effective date of rules, Minn. Rules 9502.0300
Electrical service, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Emergencies
Consent records, Minn. Rules 9502.0405
Definition, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.53
Escape routes, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.52
Health emergencies, Minn. Rules 9502.0405
Preparations, Minn. Rules 9502.0435
Replacement supervision, notice, requirements, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.53
Telephone requirement, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.51
Written preparedness plans, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.51
Employees
Education and training, see same under this topic
License disqualification, set-asides or variances, Minn. Statutes 2019 245C.301
Plain language licensing handbook, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.04
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 2019 245A.10
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2019 256B.0919
Liability insurance, Minn. Statutes 2019 245.814
Providing in adult foster care homes, see Adult foster care under FOSTER CARE
Variances, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.11, 245A.16
Family adult day services
Adult foster care settings, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.11
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.02, Minn. Rules 9543.0020
Facilities, State Building Code, Minn. Rules 1305.0302
Licenses, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.11, 245A.143, 245A.16
Purpose of rules, Minn. Rules 9543.0010
Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.143
Fines, authorization prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2019 119B.125
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 2019 245A.14
Fire Code enforcement, generally, Minn. Statutes 2019 299F.011
Fire extinguishers, carbon monoxide and smoke alarms, combustible materials, escape routes, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.52
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
Group family day care homes
Background checks, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.10
Child passenger restraint systems, training, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.18
Food, beverage, and lodging establishments, Minn. Statutes 2019 157.22
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.14
Health standards, vaccinations for children, Minn. Statutes 2019 121A.15
Homeowners' insurance, coverage, Minn. Statutes 2019 65A.30
Portable wading pools, Minn. Statutes 2019 144.1222, 245A.14
Smoking, Minn. Statutes 2019 144.414
Specialized infant and toddler family child care, caregivers present, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.14
Swimming pools, Minn. Statutes 2019 144.1222, 245A.14
Group family day care homes, additional requirements, Minn. Rules 9502.0355
Group R-3 occupancies, Minn. Statutes 2019 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 2019 245A.52
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 2019 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 2019 245A.147
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 2019 245A.146
Fees, Minn. Statutes 2019 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 2019 65B.53
Exclusion forbidden, Minn. Statutes 2019 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 2019 119B.125
Liability insurance, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.152
Licenses
Applications, Minn. Rules 9502.0335, 9543.0040
Change of ownership, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.043
Children, ages, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.04
Closure of license, inactive programs, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.055
Conditional licenses, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.06, 245A.14
Contested cases, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.08
Correction orders, prohibiting quotas, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.51
County agency, duties, Minn. Rules 9543.0030
Denial, Minn. Rules 9543.0100
Denial, authorization prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2019 119B.125
Disqualification, Minn. Statutes 2019 13.46, 119B.125
Disqualification factors, Minn. Rules 9502.0335
Exclusions, Minn. Rules 9502.0325
Extensions, Minn. Rules 9543.0040
Family adult day care, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.11, 245A.143, 245A.16
Fees, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.10
Fire safety deficiencies, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.14
Generally, see Licenses under HUMAN SERVICES, Minn. Rules 9502.0335
Handbook, plain language handbook, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.04
Health standards, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.51
Informational meetings before licensure, Minn. Rules 9543.0040
Legal nonlicensed family child care providers, authorization, Minn. Statutes 2019 119B.125
Liability insurance, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.152
Negative licensing actions, Minn. Rules 9543.0100
Notice, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.16, 245C.17
Oversight, local social services agencies, Minn. Statutes 2019 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 2019 245A.16
Revocation or suspension, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.08
Special family day care homes, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.14
Suspension or revocation, Minn. Rules 9502.0335, 9502.0341, 9543.0100
Suspensions, fines, or revocations, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.07
Tracking application progress, Minn. Rules 9543.0040
Transfer prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.043
Unlicensed homes, providers, Minn. Statutes 2019 119B.011
Variances, Minn. Rules 9502.0335, 9543.0050
Variances data, classification, Minn. Statutes 2019 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 2019 245A.04
Meals, well-balanced, Minn. Rules 9502.0445
Medical cannabis, violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2019 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 2019 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 2019 245A.1434
Nutrition, Minn. Rules 9502.0445
Occupancy standards task force, Minn. Statutes 2019 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 2019 119B.13
Child care assistance, Minn. Statutes 2019 119B.125, 119B.13
Overpayments, recovery, child care assistance programs, Minn. Statutes 2019 119B.125
Permits, conditional use permits, Minn. Statutes 2019 462.357
Personal and personal financial data, Minn. Statutes 2019 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 2019 245A.52
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 2019 245A.06
Maltreatment investigations, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.06, 245A.07
Suspensions, fines, or revocations, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.07
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 2019 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 2019 119B.13
Records and record keeping, Minn. Rules 9502.0345, 9502.0405, 9543.0070, 9543.0130
Attendance records, Minn. Statutes 2019 119B.125, 245A.14
Cribs and similar furniture, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.146
Swimming pools, use, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.14
Vaccinations, Minn. Statutes 2019 121A.15
Regulation, local government, limitations, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.15
Relocation, licenses, extension, Minn. Statutes 2019 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 2019 119B.125
Reauthorization requirements, Minn. Statutes 2019 119B.125
Vaccinations, Minn. Statutes 2019 121A.15
Reports given, vaccinations, Minn. Rules 4604.0410
Resource and referral programs, grants, Minn. Statutes 2019 119B.19
Revocation of licenses, Minn. Rules 9502.0335
Safety
Emergency preparedness plans, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.51
Telephone requirement, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.51
Unsafe conditions, Minn. Statutes 2019 119B.125
Safety, fire and structural safety, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Sanctioned programs, continuing to operate, Minn. Rules 9543.0110
Sanctions, Minn. Statutes 2019 119B.125
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
Sick children, Minn. Rules 9502.0435
Sleep supervision, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.147
Sleeping space, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Smoking, Minn. Statutes 2019 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 2019 245A.14
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 2019 245A.149
Suspension of licenses, Minn. Rules 9502.0335
Swimming pools
Portable wading pools, Minn. Statutes 2019 144.1222
Violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.14
Telephone requirement, emergencies, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.51
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 2019 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 2019 245A.11, 245A.16
Ventilation, Minn. Rules 9502.0425
Violations and penalties
Attendance records, failure to comply with requirements, Minn. Statutes 2019 119B.125
Authorization prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2019 119B.125
Child care assistance, billing violations, stop payment, Minn. Statutes 2019 119B.13
Crib and similar furniture, use, violations, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.146
Legal nonlicensed family child care providers, Minn. Statutes 2019 119B.125
Medical cannabis, Minn. Statutes 2019 152.23
Swimming pools violations, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.14
Voluntary prekindergarten program, Minn. Statutes 2019 124D.151
Wading pools
Portable wading pools, Minn. Statutes 2019 144.1222, 245A.14
Regulation, Minn. Statutes 2019 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 2019 462.357
Single-family residential, group family day care, Minn. Statutes 2019 245A.14