Title: Child Care Center License (Rule 3)
Alternate Title:
Description: Child care licensure is mandated in law and ensures that licensed programs provide healthy and safe settings that meet quality standards. Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) - Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF)
Subject: Child Care
Child Care Centers
Creation Date: 9/11/2008 2:11:48 PM
Modification Date: 12/3/2025 4:26:52 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:
Review:
Child Care Centers
Licensing
Licensing help for child care providers
Details for different provider types
Requirements for different provider types
Rules: 9503.0005 - .0170
Statutes: 142B
Forms:
Review:
Licensing help for child care providers
Forms and Documents
Fees:
See Licensing help for child care providers
Period of Issuance:
Except for the initial license which is 12 months or less and expires on December 31, licenses are issued for one year on a calendar year basis.
Length of Determination:
Other Info:
Activity: Child Care
License Detail URL:
Child Care Centers
Licensing
Children, Youth, and Families, Minnesota Department of (DCYF)
