Minn. R. agency 196, ch. 9502, pt. 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. |
Notes
Statutory Authority: MS s 245A.09; 252.28
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