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:

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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

1-800-245-6064

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