Licensing Family Day Care Homes

Carlton County Public Health and Human Services offers assistance to Carlton County residents wishing to become licensed to provide child care in their home. Minnesota law requires persons to be licensed if providing care for children from more than one family unrelated to the provider. Licensing includes home inspections, a criminal background study, and the discussion of State licensing guidelines and standards. Providers are required to have ongoing training including Infant/Child CPR and First Aid.

For more details on licensing of family day care homes in the State of Minnesota, visit the Department of Children, Youth, and Families website or download the following document produced by the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families.

Family and Group Family Child Care – General Licensing Information (PDF)

For training opportunities you can search courses provided at DevelopToolMN. You will need to register for an account in order to sign up for training.  

Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) Videos

Family Child Care Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID)/Abusive Head Trauma (AHT) training

All videos must be viewed to meet the SUID training requirement. 

Please note: The videos below include portrayals of infant sleep environments in private, non-licensed homes that are not subject to the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 245A.1435. Licensed child foster care providers must comply with statutory safe sleep requirements when sleeping infants including nothing in the crib except for an infant’s pacifier. In addition, attachments or modifications to the crib are prohibited.

• Safe Sleep (produced by Hennepin County, 4:17)
• Sleep On It - Preventing Unsafe Sleep Practices (Produced by Dakota County, 6:28)

 Abusive Head Trauma (AHT) videos
All videos must be viewed to meet the AHT training requirement. 

• Never Shake: Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome (Produced by the Missouri Children's Trust Fund, 7:48) 
• Forever Shaken (Produced by the Brain Injury Association of Nebraska, 33:17) 

Child Care Aware of MN helps families find child care and understand their care options, supports child care providers through grants and education and informs the community on the importance of child care.

Carlton County Public Health & Human Services Family Child Care Variance Policy