Menu
Log in




MCCA Board Members in the News: Licensing Reform

Monday, April 10, 2023 5:38 PM | Christine Strak (Administrator)

Every morning, Mary Solheim looks forward to seeing the children at Playschool Child Care in Maplewood, where she works as the director. But in recent years, the joy of the work has been tempered by worry about what will happen if too many of her staff are out.

State-mandated staffing ratios, which limit the number of children each staffer can care for, are serious business, Solheim said. It's rare, but occasionally she has to close classrooms, and families have to make other child-care arrangements for a day. But for any child care in the state, being out-of-ratio — because not enough staffers show up for work, or because there aren't enough people to fill jobs in the first place — means risking license violations. Too many violations, and a child care could be forced to close. Read more.




Minnesota Child Care Association
5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700 | St. Louis Park, MN 55416
admin@minnesotachildcareassociation.org

 

© 2024 Minnesota Child Care Association (MCCA). All Rights Reserved

Powered by Wild Apricot Membership Software