• Representing the Commissioner of DHS in contested case hearings conducted under Minnesota’s Administrative Procedure Act (Minnesota Statutes Chapter 14). While counties have such delegated responsibilities, and while licensing standards and requirements are fixed in statute or rule, there can be some variation among counties in the actual process for implementing licensing. For example, some counties rely on group orientation meetings for potential license applicants while others address potential applicants on a one-to-one basis. Regardless of the manner in which the individual counties implement their responsibilities, the licensing process will have a number of major elements: application, background study, physical environment study, training and operations requirements. Application . The county will provide all prospective applicants a summary of licensing requirements, a description of the agency’s licensing study process, the agency’s timeline for application processing, and the actual license application form. (Note that actual copies of the program rules are not provided until the county receives a completed signed application.) The application form will ask the applicant to identify the type of license applied for, the class of license (based on the licensed capacity of children), and the physical location of proposed services. Most family child care licenses are Class A with a licensed capacity of 10 children. Of those 10 only 6 can be under school age; and, of that 6 only 3 can be under 2 years old; and of those 3 only 2 can be under 12 months old. The application also asks for any previous license history and information on all children and adults living and/or working in the location. The names of three references, who will be contacted directly by the county, are required and—if the applicant was previously licensed—the name of the previous licensing agency from whom a reference will be directly requested. Applicants will be asked to provide their Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) and their Minnesota Tax Identification Number. Minnesota requires a Minnesota Tax Identification number for a business that is organized as a corporation or a limited liability
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