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  • Buttercup
    Daycare.com Member
    • Aug 2014
    • 44

    Need Help Interpreting Minnesota Laws!

    So I am aware of what the laws on becoming a legally unlicensed provider in my state are...
    Under Minnesota Statutes, section 245A.03, subdivision 2, the following child care situations are excluded from licensure:
    child care provided by a relative to only related children; and, or
    child care provided to children from a single, unrelated family, for any length of time;
    child care provided for a cumulative total of less than 30 days in any 12-month period.
    Obviously the last thing I'd want to do is break the law. But reading this, it seems to me that I am able to do drop-in/temporary care in addition to the one non related family?

    Let's say I care for family A's kids full time. Then another family B comes along and only wants someone to watch their kid for one month. Do you think that means I could care for both sets of kids at the same time? As long as I don't care for Family B for a single day past that 30-day mark. Then again, I could be interpreting this incorrectly.

    I won't be in a position to open a daycare for at least another couple of years, but I'm just wondering if I'll be able to go without a license! I prefer a smaller group anyway.
    Last edited by Buttercup; 07-18-2018, 06:51 PM. Reason: Typo!
  • Blackcat31
    • Oct 2010
    • 36124

    #2
    Originally posted by Buttercup
    So I am aware of what the laws on becoming a legally unlicensed provider in my state are...


    Obviously the last thing I'd want to do is break the law. But reading this, it seems to me that I am able to do drop-in/temporary care in addition to the one non related family?

    Let's say I care for family A's kids full time. Then another family B comes along and only wants someone to watch their kid for one month. Do you think that means I could care for both sets of kids at the same time? As long as I don't care for Family B for a single day past that 30-day mark. Then again, I could be interpreting this incorrectly.

    I won't be in a position to open a daycare for at least another couple of years, but I'm just wondering if I'll be able to go without a license! I prefer a smaller group anyway.
    I’d contact Tom Copeland and ask for legal clarification

    Here is his contact info https://www.daycare.com/forum/member.php?u=30880

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    • Buttercup
      Daycare.com Member
      • Aug 2014
      • 44

      #3
      Thank you!

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