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- Child/Adult Ratios Licensed Child Care 72000-45 8/14 (PDF)
- Cost of Care Comparisons
- DHS:
- DHS Licensing Lookup (information about licensed providers)
- Your Child's Safety in Licensed Family Child Care DHS-5215 (PDF)
- Minnesota Child Care Aware (formerly known as Resource and Referral Network)
- Parent Aware:
- Parent Aware online provider search
- or call 1-888-291-9811 for a customized referral
- Monitoring Licensed Child Care DHS-6385 (PDF)
To register a complaint about a:
Licensed family child care home:
Call Licensing at 651-430-8307.
Possible child protection issue:
Call Washington County Child Protection at 651-430-6457.
Unlicensed provider who is operating illegally:
(i.e. caring for children from multiple families) Call Licensing at 651-430-8307.
Washington County is required to investigate all possible violations of child care licensing rules. The provider will be told of the allegations, but information pertaining to the reporter will be kept confidential.