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You are receiving this email because you are the authorized agent or center operator for a certified child care center or subscribed to the certified child care center listserv.
New laws passed by the 2025 Legislature include several provisions that impact certified child care centers. This document outlines an overview of each change, instructions for what centers need to do about the change, the date the change is effective, and guidance on how licensors will monitor these changes.
The hyperlinks within this document direct centers to where the new law can be found. When reviewing the new law:
- Text that is stricken with a line through it reflects words that are being removed from the law.
- Text that is underlined reflects words that are being added to the law.
- Text that is unchanged reflects what the law was before and continues to be the law.
Later this year, the Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes will update the statute sections on their website to reflect the new laws.
Overview
In order to meet federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) requirements, language was added to the in-service training statute (Minnesota Statutes, section 142C.12, subd. 6) specifying that substitutes must complete a minimum of two hours of in-service training each calendar year. There is no change to the training topics or frequency.
See MN Laws, Chapter 3, Article 14, Section 18.
Effective date: July 1, 2025
What providers need to do
Beginning July 1, 2025, you will now need to document the length of in-service training for substitutes to ensure the two-hour minimum has been met.
How licensors will monitor for compliance
Licensors will review documentation of in-service training to ensure that substitutes have completed a minimum of two hours of training each calendar year.
Overview
The list of required written policies in Minnesota Statutes, section 142C.11, subd. 8, now includes behavior guidance and supervision.
See MN Laws, Chapter 3, Article 14, Section 16.
Effective date: July 1, 2025
What providers need to do
Centers must have a written behavior guidance policy and a written supervision policy that minimally include the requirements in 142C.11, subdivisions 9 and 10. Because centers have to train staff on these topics, you may already have written policies. If you do not, they must be created. If you already have written policies on behavior guidance and supervision, you must ensure that your policies include all requirements of statute. The Guidelines for Developing Policies and Procedures for Certified Centers form will be updated to reflect these changes.
How licensors will monitor for compliance
Licensors will look to see that the center’s written policies include the behavior guidance and supervision requirements specified in 142C.11, subdivisions 9 and 10.
Overview
If the department issues a conditional certification to a certified center under Minnesota Statutes, section 142C.06, the order must be posted in a conspicuous place in the facility for the duration of the conditional certification. If the order is accompanied by a maltreatment investigation memorandum, that document is also required to be posted.
See MN Laws, Chapter 3, Article 14, Section 15.
Effective date: July 1, 2025
What providers need to do
If a conditional certification is issued, the center must post the order and the maltreatment investigation memorandum, if applicable, in a place in the facility that is visible to people receiving services and all visitors for the duration of the conditional certification.
How licensors will monitor for compliance
During a monitoring visit, licensors will look to see that the conditional certification order and the maltreatment investigation memorandum, if applicable, are posted and clearly visible.
Overview
The pediatric first aid and CPR training language in Minnesota Statutes, section 142C.12, subd. 1, now specifies what topics must be covered. There is no change to the training frequency or who must complete it.
See MN Laws, Chapter 3, Article 14, Section 17.
Effective date: January 1, 2026
What providers need to do
Centers must ensure that the director, all staff persons, substitutes, and unsupervised volunteers complete training which includes pediatric first aid and CPR and techniques for providing immediate care to people experiencing life-threatening cardiac emergencies, choking, bleeding, fractures and sprains, head injuries, poisoning, and burns.
Centers may continue to provide this training in-house, as long as the training covers all of the topics outlined in statute. Training developed by the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or another organization that uses nationally recognized, evidence-based guidelines meets these requirements.
How licensors will monitor for compliance
Licensors will continue to review that the director, all staff persons, substitutes, and unsupervised volunteers have completed pediatric first aid and CPR training. Licensors will ask who developed the training and may ask to review the training content if the training was not developed by the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or another organization that uses nationally recognized, evidence-based guidelines.
Licensing Information Lookup (LIL)
The 2025 legislature provided funding to support IT changes to LIL to come into compliance with the updated federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) rule. The April 2024 rule change now requires all items that are reviewed at a visit be displayed. This means LIL must display areas of compliance and noncompliance for each visit. There will be opportunities for child care providers and the public in the coming months to provide input on how this information should be displayed.
Background studies
Updates on legislative changes related to background studies will be posted on the "What's new" for background studies webpage.
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