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MFIP Employment Services Manual

MFIP Employment Services Manual


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16.24 Types of Child Care Settings

ISSUE DATE: 09/2020

The child care assistance program will pay for care at 4 types of child care settings.

Type of Provider

Description

Licensed Center.
Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual 11.3 (Licensed Child Care Providers).

  

A center licensed by Minnesota, another state or a tribe.

Licensed Family Child Care Provider.
Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual 11.3 (Licensed Child Care Providers).

A family child care provider licensed by Minnesota, another state or a tribe.

Care is typically in the provider’s home.

Certified License-Exempt Center.
Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual 11.6 (Certified License Exempt Centers).

A center that is exempt from being licensed.

These programs often provide care only to preschool or school age children.

Legal Non-Licensed Provider.
Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual 11.9 (Legal Non-Licensed (LNL) Providers).

A person who cares only for children related to them or cares for children from a single, unrelated family.
Requirements include:

  • · At least 18 years old.
  • · Not living in the same home as the child.
  • · Background check completed for the provider and household members age 13 and older.
  • · Has current certification in First Aid and CPR.
  • · Completes other required training.

  • Care is typically in the provider’s home. Care in the child’s home can be approved in limited situations. See Child Care Assistance Program Manual 11.27 (In-Home Child Care Requests and Provider Information).

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