Family Child Care Regulation Modernization Project
The survey to provide feedback on the draft of revised family child care licensing standards is live. Input from the stakeholder engagement process will be used to revise the draft before being offered to the 2025 Legislature. Licensed child care providers, county licensors, parents, experts in child development, staff from DHS, and others are encouraged to submit comments.
Multiple regulation modernization projects are underway in Minnesota. The regulation modernization projects involve the development of three major changes to the child care regulatory system:
See a visual representation of the Child Care Regulation Modernization Projects (PNG) for an overview.
There are two main parts of family child care regulation: Licensing of Family Child Care (Rule 2) Minnesota Rules, Chapter 9502, and Human Services Licensing Act governs all programs licensed by DHS, but not all sections of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 245A apply to family child care programs. Additionally, the Human Services Background Studies Act and the Minnesota Maltreatment of Minors Act also apply to licensed family child care programs.
Rules and statutes are available online or can be purchase from authorized publisher: Allegra Eagan-Minnesota Government Publications. Visit their website to order the family child care publication online or call 651-645-1224. Minnesota Statutes, laws and rules can be searched, viewed and downloaded for free at Minnesota Revisor's Office.
When the Minnesota Legislature makes changes that impact family child care licensing regulations, an implementation plan is issued by DHS to clearly describe the changes and their enforcement in plain language.
Each section of the Implementation Plans contains:
New implementation plans are published within six months of the end of the legislative session. Follow the links below for a PDF of each year’s guide
