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PUBLIC Summary of Settlement Agreement License Holder: Dawn Minor License Number: 1058010 Program Type: Family Child Care Date of Licensing Action: April 7, 2026 Licensing Action Taken: Order of Temporary Immediate Suspension Action appealed and settlement agreement signed by Commissioner on: June 12, 2026 Terms of Settlement Agreement: 1. Upon final execution of the Settlement Agreement, License Holder agrees that her appeal of the TIS Order is withdrawn. 2. Upon final execution of the Agreement, DCYF agrees not to impose the TIS Order, subject to the paragraphs below. 3. Upon final execution of the Agreement, the parties agree that License Holder’s family child care license (lic. no. 1058010) will be placed under suspended status, and that she will keep the program closed and nonoperational. 4. The suspension of license and closure of the family child care program will remain in effect until the occurrence of one of the following: a. License Holder provides the county of licensing authority and DCYF with documentation showing a new residence for Household Member that is separate from the current program residence at 1117 Fox Run Road, Waconia, MN 55387. In the event the proof of Household Member’s new residence is deemed satisfactory to DCYF, s/he will be removed as a household member/affiliated person of the program; or b. License Holder obtains another location to operate the family child care program, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 142B.41, subdivision 4, where Household Member does not reside, and which is approved by the county of licensing authority and DCYF. 5. In the event License Holder is able to resume operation of the family child care program under the terms of Paragraph 4, and all other licensing requirements under the rules are satisfied, her license will be placed on conditional status for a period of two (2) years from the effective date of the program reopening. While under the conditional license, License Holder must comply with the following terms: a. License Holder must follow and comply with all applicable Minnesota Statutes and Rules, including Minnesota Rules, parts 9502.0300 through 9502.0445. b. No variances to age distribution or capacity will be granted during the conditional period. c. License Holder must ensure that Household Member will not be present on the licensed property during the program’s operating hours or at any time when children served by the program are present. d. License Holder must ensure that Household Member does not otherwise have any direct contact with, or access to, the children served by the program when they are receiving services. e. License Holder will not use Household Member as a caregiver, substitute caregiver, or emergency replacement in the program. f. License Holder must post the Agreement in her family child care program in a conspicuous place and provide a copy of the Agreement to parents or guardians of all children in care. She must obtain signatures from parent or guardian of each child attending her family child care program indicating they have received a copy of the Agreement. Documentation that the parent or guardian has received a copy of the Agreement must be provided to the county of licensing authority within 30 calendar days of the effective date of the program reopening. For new families enrolling in the family child care program, License Holder must submit documentation signed by the parent or guardian to the county of licensing authority within five (5) calendar days of the child beginning to receive services from her program that verifies that the parent or guardian has received a copy of the Agreement.
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