Title: Family Child Care and Group Family Child Care License (DHS Rule 2)
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Description: 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 2:12:59 PM
Modification Date: 12/3/2025 4:31:11 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
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Division URL:
Division Description:
Division Phone: 651-539-8300
Division Fax: Division URL:
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Application URL:
Renewal URL:
Versa URL:
Requirements:
Review:
Family Child Care
Licensing
Licensing help for child care providers
Details for different provider types
Requirements for different provider types
Information about Special Family Child Care
Rules: 9502.0300 - .0445
Statutes: 245A
Forms:
Documentation required for every child in family child care
Documentation family child care license holders must maintain
Additional family child care license holder forms and information
Fees:
Period of Issuance:
A family child care or group family child care license may be issued for up to two years after the first year of licensure.
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Other Info:
Activity: Child Care
Family Child Care
License Detail URL:
Family Child Care
Licensing
Children, Youth, and Families, Minnesota Department of (DCYF)
