Minnesota
Every licensed child care program in Minnesota, with its license status.
Licensed child care centers, family child care homes and certified centers across Minnesota: license status, capacity, ages served, Parent Aware star rating and whether the program takes CCAP, as the state publishes them. Family child care homes are listed by city only.
7,967
programs listed
706
cities and towns
2
sources, all official
Sep 24
last refreshed
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Child care centers
Programs licensed by the state to care for children for less than 24 hours a day in a commercial building, including Head Start sites and preschools that hold a center license.
1,871 in Minnesota
Family child care homes
Family and group family child care, licensed to care for a small group of children, usually in the provider’s own home. Listed by city only: contact details are on the state’s Parent Aware page for each provider.
5,287 in Minnesota
Certified centers
Programs that do not need a child care license, such as some school-age and recreation programs, but are certified by the state so families can pay with CCAP.
809 in Minnesota
By city
All of MinnesotaMinneapolis350St. Paul235Rochester222Duluth112Woodbury93Lakeville93Moorhead90Maple Grove86St. Cloud85Bloomington81Shakopee79Brooklyn Park78Cottage Grove76Eagan76Bemidji74Blaine73Coon Rapids72Plymouth70Owatonna69Apple Valley66Burnsville65Alexandria60Eden Prairie56Elk River52Mankato52Minnetonka51Fergus Falls50Sartell49Savage49Andover49Rosemount48Prior Lake48Detroit Lakes48New Ulm46Farmington45Edina45Winona44Willmar43Brainerd43Sauk Rapids41Richfield41Hutchinson41Faribault40Big Lake40Otsego39Maplewood39East Grand Forks38Monticello37
Where this comes from
Every program here comes from the sources below and is refreshed weekly. Nothing is written in by hand and nothing is paid for placement. Each page shows which source said what, and when we last checked.
| Source | What it gives us | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| Parent Aware, the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families child care search | Each program’s license number and status, licensed capacity, ages served, hours, star rating, and whether it accepts CCAP and Early Learning Scholarships. | Official record |
| Family and Child Care Centers, Minnesota (DHS licensing data on the Minnesota Geospatial Commons) | The license type the state records for each license number: child care center, family child care or certified child care center. | Official record |