2026 Minnesota Statutes

142I.11 SUBSTITUTE AND INTERMITTENT CAREGIVER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.

Subdivision 1.Initial training; substitute and intermittent caregiver.

(a) Before providing care, each substitute and intermittent caregiver must complete the following training requirements within the previous 12 months:

(1) the four-hour basics of family child care for substitutes course developed by the commissioner;

(2) pediatric first aid training provided by an instructor certified to teach pediatric first aid. Current training documentation must be maintained at the family child care program and made available upon request. Online training reviewed and approved by the county licensing agency satisfies this requirement;

(3) pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation training that meets the requirements of section 142I.10, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (4);

(4) for programs licensed for children younger than school age, training on reducing the risk of sudden unexpected infant death and abusive head trauma, which may be combined in a single commissioner-approved course. This training must, at a minimum, address the risk factors related to sudden unexpected infant death and abusive head trauma and the means of reducing the risk of each;

(5) training on proper use and installation of child passenger restraint systems under section 169.685 of at least one hour in length, provided by an instructor certified and approved by the Department of Public Safety. This requirement does not apply to family child care programs that transport only school-age children as defined in section 142I.01, subdivision 5, paragraph (e), in child care buses as defined in section 169.448, subdivision 1, paragraph (e). At a minimum, the training must address the proper use of child restraint systems based on the child's size, weight, and age and the proper installation of a car seat or booster seat in the motor vehicle used by the caregiver to transport the child or children;

(6) training on the child care emergency plan required under section 142I.19, subdivision 2;

(7) training on allergy prevention and response required under section 142I.06, subdivision 5, paragraph (b);

(8) training on the community-based family child care program plan required under section 142I.22, if applicable;

(9) training on the family child care program policies and procedures required under section 142I.06;

(10) training on reporting suspected maltreatment of children as required under chapter 260E; and

(11) swimming pool training under section 142I.14, subdivision 6, if a pool at the family child care program is used by children in care.

(b) County licensing staff must accept approved training on the substitute or intermittent caregiver's learning record in the Develop data system for early education and school-age care.

Subd. 2.Annual training; substitute and intermittent caregiver.

(a) Substitutes and intermittent caregivers must complete a minimum of one hour of training each calendar year, and the training must include the requirements in this section.

(b) Each calendar year, a substitute or intermittent caregiver must receive training on reducing the risk of abusive head trauma from shaking infants and young children if caring for children under school age and reducing the risk of sudden unexpected infant death if caring for infants. A substitute must complete each applicable course at least once every two years either in person or online. In a year a substitute or intermittent caregiver is not completing an applicable course under this paragraph in person or online, the individual must watch a video on the respective topic of no more than one hour in length. The video must be developed or approved by the commissioner. A license holder must maintain documentation of compliance with this paragraph for each substitute and intermittent caregiver employed.

Subd. 3.Ongoing training; substitute and intermittent caregiver.

(a) At least once every three years, a substitute or intermittent caregiver must complete the four-hour basics of family child care for substitutes course.

(b) A substitute or intermittent caregiver must complete the following training:

(1) pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation training that meets the requirements of section 142I.10, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (4), and is repeated every two years within 90 days of the second anniversary of the previous training. Documentation must be maintained at the family child care program or electronically and made available upon request;

(2) pediatric first aid that is given by an instructor certified to provide pediatric first aid and is repeated every two years within 90 days of the second anniversary of the previous training. Documentation of the training must be maintained at the family child care program or electronically and made available upon request; and

(3) proper use and installation of child passenger restraint systems under section 169.685 that meets the requirements of section 142I.10, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (6), and is repeated at least once every five years. This requirement does not apply to family child care programs that transport only school-age children as defined in section 142I.01, subdivision 5, paragraph (e), in child care buses as defined in section 169.448, subdivision 1, paragraph (e).

History:

2026 c 127 art 13 s 11

NOTE: This chapter, as added by Laws 2026, chapter 127, article 13, sections 1 to 23, is effective July 1, 2027. Laws 2026, chapter 127, article 13, section 26.