Title: Child Foster Care License
Alternate Title:
Description: Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) - Children, Youth, and Families, Minnesota Department of (DCYF)
Subject: Foster Care
Creation Date: 9/11/2008 2:11:48 PM
Modification Date: 12/3/2025 4:28:01 PM
Agency Name: Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), Minnesota Department of
Agency URL: https://dcyf.mn.gov/
Agency Description:
The Department of Children, Youth, and Families helps keep children safe and provides families with supports to care for their children. This includes child protection services, out-of-home care, permanent homes for children, child support, food assistance programs, child care and early learning services.
Agency Phone: 651-539-7700
Agency Fax: Agency URL: https://dcyf.mn.gov/
Agency Address:
444 Lafayette Road N
St. Paul
MN
55155
Division Name:
Division URL:
Division Description:
Division Phone: 651-539-8300
Division Fax: Division URL:
Audience: Hold
Application URL:
Renewal URL:
Versa URL:
Requirements:
Rules: 2960.3000 - .3340
Statutes: 245A
245C
Forms:
See Licensed foster care
Fees:
A county agency may charge a fee to a corporate applicant or corporate license holder to recover the actual cost of licensing inspections, not to exceed $500 annually.
Counties may elect to reduce or waive the fees:
1) in cases of financial hardship;
2) if the county has a shortage of providers in the county's area; or
3) for new providers.
Period of Issuance:
A child foster care license may be issued for up to two years following the first year of licensure.
Length of Determination:
Other Info:
Activity: Foster Care
Child Foster Care
License Detail URL:
Child Care Centers
Licensing
Children, Youth, and Families, Minnesota Department of (DCYF)
