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Public Health will be offering three in-person classes through August of this year with a lower class size of 18 maximum participants.  Please register early!

CARS training is required every five years for both child care and child foster care providers.

Individuals who need initial CARS training after August 30, 2021:

Beginning August 31, 2021, all individuals who need to complete CARS training for the first time must meet the CARS training requirements outlined in Minnesota Statutes, section 245A.50.

Individuals who needed CARS training during the peacetime emergency or 60-day waiver off-ramp period (through August 30, 2021):

Individuals who completed the online CARS training, as allowed by the waiver, must come into full compliance with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 245A.50 and complete in-person training by their next license renewal or December 31, 2021, whichever date is later. 

Existing license holders, second adult caregivers, substitutes, and helpers whose training expired during the peacetime emergency or 60-day waiver off-ramp period (through August 30, 2021):

Individuals whose training expired during the peacetime emergency must come into full compliance with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 245A.50 and complete in-person training by their next license renewal or December 31, 2021, whichever date is later.  

*Participants must wear a mask and if they have any symptoms of illness or have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, they need to reschedule to a different date.

Register via the link above. If training is cancelled, class size is full, or your registration is incomplete, you will receive notification. 

Payment must be received within one week after registering.

Mail payment to Washington County Community Services, Attn: Tamara Sparrow, P.O. Box 30, Stillwater, MN  55082