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In-Home Daycares in Minnesota

An in-home daycare is a licensed family child care home: the provider looks after a small group of children in their own home. Full-time infant care at a home daycare costs a median of $143 a week in the middle Minnesota county (2022).

in-home daycares listed
5,420
towns
619
towns have their own in-home daycares page
377
of all Minnesota daycares
69%

Map of Minnesota: each dot is a town with in-home daycares, sized by how many are listed

In-home daycare
What puts a daycare on this listThe state license record lists it as a family or group child care home (family child care), where the provider cares for a small group in their own home. Where no state license record is available, its business listing names it a family day care.Street addresses are not shown for home daycares. The provider shares the address with families, so call to arrange a visit.

In-home daycare

What in-home daycare looks like in Minnesota

Infant care at a home daycare, per week, in the middle Minnesota county (2022)
$143
The median of 87 county medians, from $123 in the lowest county to $205 in the highest.

County prices: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (median full-time weekly price).

Minnesota

Largest towns for in-home daycares in Minnesota

Rochester156 in-home daycaresSaint Paul122 in-home daycaresMinneapolis115 in-home daycaresMoorhead73 in-home daycaresDuluth65 in-home daycaresBemidji63 in-home daycaresCottage Grove62 in-home daycaresAlexandria60 in-home daycaresShakopee58 in-home daycaresOwatonna57 in-home daycaresWoodbury55 in-home daycaresLakeville50 in-home daycares

Programs

Programs in Minnesota

Counts come from the state record and what each daycare says it offers. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.

ProgramListed
All daycares7,811
Take infants484
Child care centers2,391
Accept subsidy181
In-home daycares5,420
Christian & church daycares274
Montessori schools148
Preschools & pre-K674
Early morning daycare505
Part-time daycare231
Drop-in daycare47
Bilingual daycare66
Head Start181

The Minnesota state record

Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families licenses daycares in Minnesota.

License list
The state's public list of licensed child care
Ages served
On some licenses only; elsewhere shown where the daycare gives them
Inspections
On the state's own site; each listing links to it
Search the Minnesota state records

Before you enroll

Choosing an in-home daycare in Minnesota

  1. 1

    Ask who else is in the home

    Ask who lives in the home and who helps with the children. Many states require background checks for adults living in a licensed home.

  2. 2

    Ask about backup care

    With one provider, a sick day or vacation closes the daycare. Ask how many days a year they close and what families do then.

  3. 3

    Ask about the group

    Ask how many children come each day and their ages. A home daycare often mixes babies and school-age children in one group.

  4. 4

    Check the license record

    Open the daycare's page here to see its license type, capacity and the state's inspection record, where we hold them.

Minnesota

Cost, inspections and ratios in Minnesota

Daycare cost in MinnesotaWeekly prices by age and countyStaff-to-child ratios in MinnesotaHow many children each adult may care forDaycare tour checklistQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 619 Minnesota towns with in-home daycares, A to Z

A29 towns
B55 towns
C54 towns
D22 towns
E29 towns
F22 towns
G29 towns
H41 towns
I7 towns
J4 towns
K11 towns
L40 towns
M49 towns
N24 towns
O16 towns
P24 towns
R32 towns
S56 towns
T15 towns
U3 towns
V11 towns
W43 towns
Z3 towns

Nearby

Nearby states

Wisconsin2,222 in-home daycaresIowa1,644 in-home daycaresSouth Dakota277 in-home daycaresNorth Dakota20 in-home daycares

Questions

Questions about in-home daycares in Minnesota

How many in-home daycares are in Minnesota?

5,420 in-home daycares are listed in 619 Minnesota towns. Street addresses are not shown for home daycares. The provider shares the address with families, so call to arrange a visit.

Which Minnesota town has the most in-home daycares?

Rochester, with 156 listed. Next are Saint Paul (122) and Minneapolis (115).

What is the difference between in-home daycare and family child care?

They are the same thing. State licenses call it a family child care home (or a group or large family home when there is an assistant): a provider caring for a small group of children in their own home.

Who licenses daycares in Minnesota?

Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families licenses daycares in Minnesota. It publishes inspections on its own site; use the state search linked on this page.