Minn. R. agency 196, ch. 9502, pt. 9502.0367

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 20, November 12, 2024

Part 9502.0367 - CHILD/ADULT RATIOS; AGE DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTIONS

A. Family Day Care:

Child/Adult Ratio		Age Restrictions
Licensed Capacity	Adults	Total children under school age	Total infants and toddlers
10	1	6	Of the total children under school age, a combined total of no more than 3 shall be infants and toddlers. Of this total, no more than 2 shall be infants.

B. Specialized Infant and Toddler Family Day Care:

(1) 5	1	3	No more than 3 shall be infants.
(2) 6	1	4	No more than 2 shall be infants.

C. Group Family Day Care:

(1) 10	1	8	Of the total children under school age, a combined total of no more than 3 shall be infants and toddlers. Of this total, no more than 2 shall be infants.
(2) 12	1	10	Of the total children under school age, a combined total of no more than 2 shall be infants and toddlers. Of this total, no more than 1 shall be an infant.
(3) 14	2	10	Of the total children under school age, a combined total of no more than 4 shall be infants and toddlers. Of this total, no more than 3 shall be infants.
A helper may be used in place of a second adult caregiver when there is no more than 1 infant or toddler present.

D. Specialized Infant and Toddler Group Family Day Care:

9	2	7	Of the total children, no more than 4 shall be infants.
Both caregivers shall be adults.

Minn. R. agency 196, ch. 9502, pt. 9502.0367

9 SR 2106; 10 SR 2617

Statutory Authority: MS s 245A.09; 252.28