Who needs a child care center license in Minnesota?
Issued by Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families (child care licensing moved from the Department of Human Services on July 1, 2025), at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
Apply with the zoning approval, the certificate of occupancy, the fire marshal’s and health inspections, the floor plan and the director’s and teachers’ qualifications; background studies cover every staff member before the licensing visit. A center cares for children in a non-residential setting; family child care in a home is licensed by the county instead and pays no state fee.
Draft. This row was drafted from the agency’s own page and has not yet been confirmed against it. Confirm it with the agency before you pay anything.
Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families (child care licensing moved from the Department of Human Services on July 1, 2025).
Sources and dates
Minn. Stat. 245A.10 subd. 4 (license fees); Minn. Rules chapter 9503 (child care center standards). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for daycares.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for daycares.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for daycares.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for daycares.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for daycares.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for daycares.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for daycares.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for daycares.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for daycares.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for daycares.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for daycares.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for daycares.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for daycares.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for daycares.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for daycares.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for daycares.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for daycares.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for daycares.
Yes. Apply with the zoning approval, the certificate of occupancy, the fire marshal’s and health inspections, the floor plan and the director’s and teachers’ qualifications; background studies cover every staff member before the licensing visit.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for daycares.
Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families (child care licensing moved from the Department of Human Services on July 1, 2025).
Step 4 of 6, get the permits for your kind of business. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax and approve the space.
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