Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024
Subpart
1.
Age.
An applicant for family day care or group family day care shall
be an adult at the time of licensure.
Subp. 2.
Health.
An adult caregiver shall be physically able to care for
children.
A. The applicant shall
supply documentation to the agency with the license application that the
applicant has had a physical examination from a licensed physician within 12
months prior to initial licensure and is physically able to care for
children.
B. The applicant shall
supply documentation to the agency with the license application that all adult
caregivers who are assisting with care on a regular basis have had a physical
examination from a licensed physician within 12 months prior to employment
within the residence and are physically able to care for children.
Subp. 3.
Group family day
care.
A group family day care applicant shall meet all the
requirements listed in subparts
1
and
2
for family day care. A group family day care applicant shall also meet the
qualifications in item A, B, or C.
A.
A minimum of one years' substantial compliance with parts
9502.0315 to
9502.0445 as a licensed family day
care provider; or
B. A minimum of
six months' substantial compliance with parts
9502.0315 to
9502.0445 as a licensed family day
care provider; and
(1) completion of an
accredited competency based family day care training and assessment program
offered by an accredited institute; or
(2) thirty hours of child care, health, and
nutrition training as specified in part
9502.0385, and a minimum of 520
hours of experience as an assistant teacher, student teacher, or intern in an
elementary school or licensed child care center, or as an assistant adult
caregiver in a licensed group family day care home; or
(3) thirty hours of child development or
early childhood education training, as specified in part
9502.0385, and a minimum of 520
hours of experience as a licensed practical or registered nurse; or
C. Certification or licensure
indicating:
(1) completion of a two year child
development or early childhood education associate or certificate program at an
accredited college or university;
(2) completion of a nine month child
development assistant program at an accredited technical college;
(3) a current Level I or Level II
prekindergarten license from the Department of Education;
(4) a kindergarten through sixth grade
teaching degree from an accredited university or college that includes a
minimum of 30 hours of child development training; or
(5) documentation of a minimum of six months
satisfactory experience as a full-time teacher at a state licensed group day
care center.
Subp.
3a.
Accredited.
For the purposes of this part, "accredited" means a
postsecondary institution or technical college recognized and listed by a
regional, state, or national group approved by the department. To be approved,
a group must meet the following criteria:
A. it must be capable of conducting site
visits to evaluate the facilities used by the program;
B. it must be capable of evaluating the
quality of the program and its faculty;
C. it must have standards which ensure that
persons who complete the program have the knowledge and training to work as
group family day care providers; and
D. it must not be affiliated with any
individual program, postsecondary institution, or technical college.
Subp. 4.
Day care insurance
coverage.
A provider shall have:
A. a certificate of insurance for the
residence for general liability coverage for bodily injury in the amount of at
least $100,000 per person and $250,000 per occurrence; or
B. if the provider has liability coverage of
lesser limits or no liability coverage, the provider shall give a written
notice of the level of liability coverage to parents of all children in care
prior to admission or when there is a change in the amount of insurance
coverage; and
C. the provider shall
maintain copies of the notice, signed by the parents to indicate they have read
and understood it, in the provider's records on the residence as specified in
part
9502.0405.
Statutory Authority: MS s
245A.09;
252.28
