Minnesota Licensing Contacts

The Minnesota Department of Human Services is responsible for licensing child care centers. For licensing questions regarding Child Care Centers, call 651-296-3971. For licensing information about a particular provider, visit Licensing Information Lookup page at the Department of Human Services.

The Child Care Licensing unit in each county is responsible for licensing family child care homes. Phone Numbers of County Licensing Divisions are listed below:

A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z

Links are to child care licensing information available on county Web sites.

Aitkin

(218) 927-3744

Anoka

(763) 323-6102

Becker

(218) 847-5628
ext. 358

Beltrami

(218) 333-4269

Benton

(320) 968-5158 or
(320) 968-5110

Big Stone

(320) 839-2555 ext. 19

Blue Earth

(507) 304-4475

Brown

(507) 359-6538

Carlton

(218) 879-4583

Carver

(952) 361-1714

Cass

(218) 547-1340

Chippewa

(320-269) 6401 ext. 1113

Chisago

(651) 213-6254

Clay

(218) 299-7062
(218) 299-7128

Clearwater

(800) 245-6064

Cook

(218) 387-3608

Cottonwood

(507) 831-1891 or
(507) 831-1263

Crow Wing

(218) 824-1344

Dakota

(952) 891-7229

Dodge

(507) 635-6170

Douglas

(320) 762-2302

Faribault

(507) 238-4757

Fillmore

(507) 765-2175

Freeborn

(507) 377-5480

Goodhue

(651) 385-3232

Grant

(218) 685-4417

Hennepin

(612) 348-3883

Houston

(507) 725-5811

Hubbard

(218) 732-2420

Isanti

(763) 689-1711 or
(763) 689-8158

Itasca

(218) 327-6153

Jackson

(507) 847-4000

Kanabec

(320) 679-6354

Kandiyohi

(320) 231-7069

Kittson

(218) 843-02689

Koochiching

(218) 283-8405

Lac qui Parle

(320) 598-7594

Lake

(218) 834-8426

Lake of the Woods

(218) 634-2642

Le Sueur

(507) 357-8288

Lincoln

(507) 537-6747

Lyon

(507) 537-6747

McLeod

(800) 247-1756

Mahnomen

(218-935-2568

Marshall

(218-745-5124

Martin

(507-238-4757

Meeker

(320-693-5300

Mille Lacs

(320-983-8208

Morrison

(320-632-0248 or
(320-632-0265

Mower

(507-437-6483

Murray

(507-537-6747

Nicollet

(507) 386-4517

Nobles

(507) 372-2157

Norman

(218) 784-5422

Olmsted

(507) 285-7009

Otter Tail

(218) 998-8150

Pennington

(218) 681-2880

Pine

(320) 629-5705

Pipestone

(507) 825-6720

Polk

(218) 773-2431
ext. 2526

Pope

(320) 634-5755

Ramsey

(651) 266-3779

Red Lake

(218) 253-4131

Redwood

(507) 637-4050

Renville

(320) 523-2202

Rice

(507) 332-6115

Rock

(507) 283-5070

Roseau

(218) 463-2411

St. Louis - Duluth

(218) 726-2175 or (218) 726-2176

St. Louis - Virginia

(218) 742-9528

Scott

(952) 445-7751

Sherburne

(763) 241-2681 or
(763) 241-2600

Sibley

(507) 237-4000

Stearns

(320) 656-6044

Steele

(507) 444-7500

Stevens

(320) 589-7400

Swift

(320) 843-3160

Todd

(320) 732-4530

Traverse

(320) 563-8255

Tribal Licensing:
Fond du Lac County

(218) 878-2138

Tribal Licensing: Leech Lake

(800-551-0969

Tribal Licensing: Red Lake

(218) 679-3350

Tribal Licensing: White Earth

(218) 983-3285

Wabasha

(651) 565-3351

Wadena

(218) 631-7605

Waseca

(507) 835-0585

Washington

(651) 430-6455

Watonwan

(507) 375-3294

Wilkin

(218) 643-7161

Winona

(507) 457-6200

Wright

(763) 682-7485

Yellow Medicine

(320) 564-2211