2026 Minnesota Statutes

142H.20 INFORMATION TO PARENTS.

Subdivision 1.Policies provided to parents.

At the time of a child's enrollment, the center must provide the parent with written notification of the:

(1) ages and numbers of children the center is licensed to serve;

(2) hours and days of operation;

(3) child care program options the center is licensed to operate, including a description of the program's educational methods; the program's religious, political, or philosophical basis, if any; and how parents may review the center's child care program plan;

(4) policy on parent conferences and notification to a parent of a child's intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development;

(5) policy requiring a health care summary and immunization record of a child;

(6) policies and procedures for the care of children who become sick at the center and parent notification practices for the onset of or exposure to a contagious illness or condition pursuant to section 142H.18 or when there is an emergency or injury requiring medical attention;

(7) policies and procedures for administering first aid and sources of care to be used in case of emergencies;

(8) policies on the administration of medicine;

(9) procedures for obtaining written parental permission for transportation of children and field trips as required in section 142H.33, subdivision 4, paragraph (d);

(10) procedures for obtaining written parental consent for research, cameras, and social media participation pursuant to section 142H.22;

(11) policies on transitioning a child to the next age group, pursuant to section 142H.10;

(12) policies on the provision of meals and snacks;

(13) behavior guidance policies and procedures;

(14) presence of pets;

(15) policy on visitation and parental access to children pursuant to section 142H.21;

(16) policy on the prohibition of smoking, use of tobacco products, vaping, electronic cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs on the premises of the program pursuant to section 142H.29, subdivision 11;

(17) policy on use of technology and screen time pursuant to section 142H.11, subdivision 1, clause (12);

(18) telephone number of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families, Division of Licensing;

(19) policy on naps and rest pursuant to section 142H.12; and

(20) procedures for notifying parents of an evacuation, including procedures for reunification with families.

Subd. 2.Parent conferences.

The license holder must inform the parent of a child's progress and:

(1) complete individual assessments of each child's intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development at least twice a year. Individual assessments for school-age children must be completed at least once a year;

(2) plan and offer parent conferences by program staff at least twice a year to review and discuss the child's assessment. Parent conferences for school-age children must be planned and offered at least once a year; and

(3) maintain documentation of the child's assessment and that individual parent conferences were planned and offered in each child's record.

Subd. 3.Daily reports for infants and toddlers.

Daily written individualized reports must be provided to the parent of an infant or toddler about the child's food intake, elimination, sleeping patterns, and general behavior.

History:

2026 c 127 art 12 s 21

NOTE: This chapter, as added by Laws 2026, chapter 127, article 12, sections 1 to 37, is effective July 1, 2027. Laws 2026, chapter 127, article 12, section 41.