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Family Child Care Licensing
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Summary of Minnesota Child Care Rules
Minnesota Rules Parts 9502.0300 to 9502.0445 govern the provision of licensing
child care in family and group family child care residences.
Headings of the rule parts are as follows. Click on the rule number
to read the rule on the Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota
Web site.
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9502.0315
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Definitions. This rule provides definitions
of terms in the licensing rule parts. |
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9502.0325
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Licensing of facilities for children family
day care and group family day care homes. This rule part establishes
which child care situations must be licensed. |
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9502.0335
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Licensing process. This rule part specifies
the process for licensing. |
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9502.0341
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Negative licensing actions. This rule
part establishes the process for denial of applications for licensure and
revocation, non-renewal, probation, suspension and immediate suspension
of existing licenses. |
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9502.0345
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Agency records. This rule part establishes
which records must be maintained by the county social service or human service
agency for each provider. |
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9502.0355
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Caregiver qualifications. This rule
part specifies the qualifications of providers of family and group family
child care. |
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9502.0365
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Licensed capacity, child/adult ratios,
age distribution restrictions. This rule part governs the number of
children provided care, specialized infant and toddler group family child
care, newborn care and the use of helpers, and substitute care givers in
family and group family child care. |
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9502.0367
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Child/adult ratios; age distribution restrictions.
This rule part indicates the licensed capacity, number of adults, total
number of children under school age, and total number of infants and toddlers
in family child care, specialized infant and toddler family child care,
group family child care, and specialized infant and toddler group family
child care. |
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9502.0375
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Reporting to agency. This rule part
specifies reports which must be made to the licensing agency. |
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9502.0385
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Day care training. This rule part establishes
the agency's responsibility to assure training for licensed providers in
specified subjects. It also requires providers to participate in minimum
number of hours of training each year. |
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9502.0395
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Behavior guidance. This rule part specifies
the methods of child guidance to be utilized in family and group family
child care. |
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9502.0405
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Admissions; provider records; reporting.
This rule part establishes policies and records on each child which shall
be maintained by family and group family child care providers. |
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9502.0415
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Activities and equipment. This rule
part indicates the types of programs and equipment which must be provided
to facilitate the physical, intellectual, emotional and social development
of infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children in family and
group family child care. |
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9502.0425
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Physical environment. This rule part
specifies the minimum amount of indoor and outdoor space which must be available
in family and group family child care and establishes requirements for health
and safety with respect to physical environment. |
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9502.0435
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Sanitation and health. This rule part
provides for sanitation and health measures, emergency procedures and transportation
of children. It also provides restrictions for pets and procedures for diapering
and care of ill children, as well as administration of medicine. |
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9502.0445
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Water, food, and nutrition. This rule
part provides requirements for food, water, meals and snacks in family and
group family child care. |
A complete copy of rule parts 9502.0300 to 9502.0445 may be seen at the child
care residence, the county agency, the Minnesota Department of Human Services
or the Minnesota Law Library. Copies may be purchased from the Minnesota Bookstore,
117 University Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 55155, 651-297-3000.
page last updated -
10/21/2004
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