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August 20, 2026 CERTIFIED MAIL Rhonda Jeurissen 409 7th Avenue Southwest Rice, MN 56367 License Number 1107124 FCC ORDER OF LICENSE REVOCATION Dear Ms. Jeurissen: Based on the recommendation of Benton County Human Services (Benton County), the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is revoking your license to provide family child care at 409 7th Avenue Southwest, Rice, MN. Details of our findings are provided below. Our next steps and your options are also detailed. REASON FOR LICENSE REVOCATION 1. Commissioner’s evaluation of program In determining whether a licensing action is warranted, DCYF evaluated the facts, conditions, and circumstances concerning your program’s operation. This includes consideration of the well-being of children served in your program, available evaluations from consumers of your program, and information about the qualifications of caregivers working in your program. Specifically, because you were intoxicated during child care hours and because you failed to cooperate with an investigation. DCYF has determined that revocation of your license is appropriate based on the violations identified below and the program evaluation. Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes, section 142B.10, subdivision 13. 2. Failure to comply with licensing laws and rules Benton County determined that you failed to fully comply with the laws and rules that apply to licensed family child care. DCYF has considered the nature, chronicity, or severity of the violations that led to the revocation of your license. Legal Authority: Minnesota Statutes, section 142B.18, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), subparagraph (1). Nature, history and severity of violations New violations determined On May 21, 2026, Benton County received a report regarding your family child care program. The report alleged concerns about your ability to provide care for children. As a result, on May 22, 2026, DCYF issued a Temporary Immediate Suspension of your license. You did not appeal the Temporary Immediate Suspension. The Temporary Immediate Suspension remains in effect. The following are new violations that have not been the subject of a previous correction order. DCYF considered these violations as a factor when it determined that revocation of your license is appropriate. Benton County investigated a report that you were intoxicated during child care hours. As a result of the investigation, Benton County determined the following licensing violations. 1. Benton County determined that your chemical use or abuse would have a negative effect on your ability to provide care when you were intoxicated during child care hours. You did not follow through with a chemical health assessment as requested by Benton County and therefore you were not able to provide 12 months of verified abstinence from chemical use as required. Rule Violated: Minnesota Rule 9502.0335. subpart 6. 2. As a result of the May 21, 2026, report, Benton County opened a licensing investigation of your family child care program. You failed to cooperate with an investigation as follows: · June 25, 2026, Benton County sent you a certified letter requesting that you notify them by July 10, 2026, of a date for a chemical health evaluation. You failed to pick up the certified letter or respond to Benton County. · On July 14, 2026, Benton County attempted to call you. Benton County was unable to leave a message as your mailbox was full. Benton County emailed you a copy of the letter that was sent certified and requested you respond by July 21, 2026. You failed to respond. · On July 22, 2026, Benton County sent you a text letting you know they sent you an email about next steps following the Temporary Immediate Suspension. You failed to respond to Benton County. You repeatedly failed to respond to Benton County following the Temporary Immediate Suspension of your license. Statute Violated: Minnesota Statute 142B.10, subpart 12. Previous licensing actions The following violations summarize the nature of your previous licensing violations. Please refer to the previously issued correction orders for further details on these violations. If you do not have copies of these orders, contact your Benton County licensor for assistance. DCYF also considered this history as a factor when it determined that revocation of your license is appropriate. · May 22, 2026, Temporary Immediate Suspension, which determined children were at an imminent risk of harm. You did not appeal the Temporary Immediate Suspension. · September 3, 2025, Correction Order, which cited you for failure to comply with the July 30, 2025, correction order. You did not ask for reconsideration of the correction order. · July 30, 2025, Correction Order, which cited you for the following licensing violations: o You failed to maintain your fire extinguisher as required. o You failed to provide documentation of current pet vaccinations as required. o You failed to ensure that your water temperature was at or below 120 degrees Fahrenheit when your bathroom water temperature was at 142.9 degrees Fahrenheit. o You failed to follow the provisions for the care of ill children and administration of medication. o You failed to provide procedures for reporting maltreatment to two families as required. o You failed to provide documentation of storms drills as required. o You failed to provide documentation of current admission and arrangements forms for all children in care. o You failed to provide documentation of immunization records for two children in care. o You failed to provide documentation of consent for emergency care for two children in care as required. o You released a child in your care to an unauthorized individual. o You failed to provide documentation of annual crib safety checks as required. o You failed to provide documentation of monthly crib safety checks as required.
You did not request reconsideration of this correction order.
· August 20, 2024, Correction Order, which cited you for the following licensing violations: o You failed to ensure that a pool was inaccessible to children in care as required. o You failed to provide documentation of current sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) and abusive head trauma (AHT) training as required. o You failed to provide documentation of 16 hours of on going training as required. You did not request reconsideration of this correction order. · June 6, 2023, Correction Order, which cited you for the following licensing violations: o You failed to maintain your fire extinguisher as required. o You failed to submit documentation of on going training as required. o You failed to submit documentation of active supervision training as required. You did not request reconsideration of this correction order. · May 22, 2023, Correction Order, which cited you for the following licensing violations: o You failed to ensure that your water temperature was at or below 120 degrees Fahrenheit when your water temperature was 150 degrees Fahrenheit in the bathroom. o You failed to notify parents of your liability insurance coverage. o You failed to document date and times of emergency drills as required. o You failed to provide documentation of admission and arrangement forms for two kids in care. o You failed to provide documentation of immunization records for two children in care. o You failed to follow SUID reduction requirements when an infant was sleeping with a blanket. o You failed to provide documentation of annual crib safety inspections as required. o You failed to provide documentation of monthly crib safety inspections as required. You did not request reconsideration of this correction order. Severity of violations Due to the serious and chronic nature of these violations and the conditions in the program, which impact the health and safety of children in your care, your license to provide family child care services is revoked. YOUR RIGHT TO APPEAL You have the right to appeal the revocation. Your request must be in writing and clearly state that you are requesting a contested case hearing for this matter. Your request must be made before the deadlines provided below. If you do not meet this deadline, you lose your right to an administrative appeal. The timeline to appeal began when you received this order. If you are mailing your request, it must be sent by certified mail and postmarked within 10 calendar days from when you received this order. Please send it to: Commissioner, Department of Children, Youth, and Families Office of Inspector General Legal Counsel’s Office Attention: Licensing Legal Unit PO Box 64953 St. Paul, MN 55164-0953 If your request is being personally delivered, it must be received by DCYF within 10 calendar days from when you received this order. Please bring it to: Commissioner, Department of Children, Youth, and Families Office of Inspector General Legal Counsel’s Office Attention: Licensing Legal Unit 444 Lafayette Road North St. Paul, MN 55155 Upon DCYF’s receipt of your timely appeal, your case would be scheduled for a contested case hearing in front of an Administrative Law Judge. Following this hearing, the Commissioner of DCYF will issue a final order. If you do not appeal or if the order is affirmed by the Commissioner following a hearing, DCYF is prohibited from issuing you a license for five years. In addition, any additional licenses held by you shall also be revoked. Legal representation at the contested case hearing: You do not need a lawyer to appeal. However, a lawyer can help you with your appeal. The state or county will not get you a lawyer and will not pay for a lawyer. If you cannot afford a lawyer, you may be able to get free legal advice or help with your appeal. To find out if free help is available, contact: Volunteer Lawyers Network at 612-752-6677; Central Minnesota Legal Services at 612-332-8151; Southern Minnesota Legal Services at 651-222-4731; or go to www.lawhelpmn.org to find a local legal services program that may be able to help you. You can also find information on contested cases from the Office of Administrative Hearings website at https://mn.gov/oah/self-help. Click on Administrative Law Overview, then click on Administrative Law Contested Case Hearing Guide for a list of frequently asked questions. On May 22, 2026, DCYF issued an Order of Temporary Immediate Suspension on your family child care license. Because the immediate suspension of your license remains in effect, if you appeal the revocation, you continue to be prohibited from operating pending a final order from the Commissioner of DCYF. Questions about CCAP If you are a provider registered to receive Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) payments, this revocation order could impact your ability to receive CCAP funding. If your CCAP registration is closed or denied as a result of this Licensing action, you will get a separate notice(s). If you have questions about: · Your CCAP registration, and you get a notice telling you your registration is being closed or denied, contact the DCYF Provider Support team at CCAP.Providers.DCYF@state.mn.us or 651-431-4848. · Billing or payments for specific children, contact the county or CCAP agency where the children get CCAP. Prohibition against providing legally unlicensed child care On May 22, 2026, DCYF issued an Order of Temporary Immediate Suspension to your family child care program, which disqualified you from providing legally unlicensed child care. You remain prohibited from providing legally unlicensed child care even if you appeal this order. Posting of this Licensing Action You are required to place this Order of License Revocation in a place that is clearly noticeable to the people receiving services and all visitors to the facility for two years, even if you appeal. Legal authority for this licensing action · This action is taken under Minnesota Statutes, section 142B.18, subdivision 4, which describes under which conditions DCYF may revoke a license. · License holders have a right to appeal licensing actions and request a contested case hearing, under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14, Minnesota Rules, parts 1400.8505 to 1400.8612, and Minnesota Statutes, section 142B.20. · Under Minnesota Statutes, section 142B.10, subdivision 14, paragraph (d), subparagraph (3), the commissioner shall not issue or reissue a license if the applicant, license holder, or controlling individual has had a license issued under this chapter or chapter 245A revoked within the past five years. · Under Minnesota Statutes, section 142B.10, subdivision 14, paragraph (d), when a license issued under this chapter is revoked under clause (1) or (3), the license holder and controlling individual may not hold any license under chapter 142B or chapter 245A for five years following the revocation, and other licenses held by the applicant, license holder, or controlling individual shall also be revoked. · Minnesota Statutes, section 142B.05, subdivision 4, provides that child care provider who has received a license revocation that has not been reversed on appeal may not provide unlicensed child care to non-relatives. Operating a prohibited unlicensed family child care is a misdemeanor under Minnesota Statutes, section 142B.05, subdivision 5. · The requirement to post this order in a clearly visible location is required under Minnesota Statutes, section 142B.18, subdivision 6. Questions If you have any further questions regarding this matter, you may contact Beth Donahue, Supervisor, at 651-431-6565. Sincerely,
Mary Kelsey, Licensing Director Licensing Division Office of Inspector General cc: BryAnna Long, Benton County Human Services
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