Fall 2025 Update on FCC Licensing Launch in Provider and Agency Hub

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Provider and Agency Hub Update

Nov. 6, 2025

This message has been sent to family child care county licensors and supervisors regarding the launch of family child care licensing in the Agency Hub and Provider Hub.


The State of Minnesota continues to make progress on family child care licensing functionality in the Agency Hub and Provider Hub. We’re committed to sharing information as it’s available.

In this fall update, we’re announcing the regional launch order.


New Information: Regional Launch Order

Family child care licensing functionality will launch in phases across the state in the following regional order:

Map of Minnesota organized by the DEED economic development regions

Initial launch — Sourcewell-partnered counties: Becker, Cass, Crow Wing, Douglas, Hubbard, Morrison, Stevens, Todd and Wadena

Region 4, West Central counties: Clay, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Traverse and Wilkin

Region 8, Southwest counties: Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood and Rock

Region 2, Headwaters counties: Beltrami, Clearwater, Lake of the Woods and Mahnomen

Region 7E, East Central counties: Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and Pine

Region 6E, Southwest Central counties: Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker and Renville

Region 1, Northwest counties: Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, and Roseau

Region 9, South Central counties: Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca and Watonwan

Region 7W, Central counties: Benton, Sherburne, Stearns and Wright

Region 3, Arrowhead counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis

Region 6W, Upper Minnesota Valley counties: Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift and Yellow Medicine

Region 10, Southeast counties: Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha and Winona

Region 11, Twin Cities counties: Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington


Previously Shared Information: Timelines and In-Person Provider Events

For a full recap of this and other information previously announced, consult the summer 2025 update sent July 7 to county licensors and supervisors.

Timelines

Based on feedback from licensors and providers — and understanding the stress and frustration that comes with changing timelines — we’re not yet announcing an updated launch timeline.

Licensing staff and providers in the Sourcewell-partnered counties will be notified at least 60 days before the initial launch. We’ll spend one month focused on launching the online tool with these counties.

Then, the Agency Hub and Provider Hub will go live every couple of weeks in a new region, following the order shared above. Licensing staff and providers in these counties will be notified of their regional launch timeline well in advance.

In-person provider events

The Provider Hub team will offer an in-person information and training event for family child care providers in each region around the time of their regional launch. These are optional events that providers can choose to attend.

Each event will be about 2-3 hours long. Providers will be welcome to attend the entire event or come for just part of the time.

During these events, providers will:

  • Learn more about how to use the Provider Hub to maintain their license

  • Learn more about how to get help with the online tool after the event

  • Be able to share feedback about the online tool with the Provider Hub team

These events are still being planned. We’ll keep sharing more information as details are finalized.


Resources

This key resource has been updated to assist you in sharing up-to-date, accurate information during conversations with family child care providers: Provider Hub FCC Licensing | Fall 2025 Update (PDF).

This resource highlights how providers can continue to get information and prepare for licensing in the Provider Hub, including:

Check out the resource document (PDF) for more details.


Provider Communication

Family child care providers will receive this update at the email address associated with their license. We plan to send the English version of this email early next week. Spanish, Somali and Hmong versions are in progress.

Please encourage providers in your counties to verify they have an updated email address associated with their license. While printed mailers are planned as part of the launch, the most timely and detailed updates are sent via email.


Contact Us

If you have feedback or questions about licensing in the Agency Hub, email us at agencyhub@state.mn.us. This is a dedicated inbox for state and county licensing staff who currently use or will use the Agency Hub.

Providers and child care partners can connect with the Provider Hub team at providerhub@state.mn.us.


Thank you for all your work to support family child care providers in Minnesota!