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The Licensing Study Minnesota Rules 9592.0335 provides for the county to conduct a licensing study to determine compliance with all the requirements of Minnesota Rules Chapter 9502. This inspection will involve: • Compliance with the very detailed requirements of Minnesota Rules 9502.0425 relating to the physical environment in which child care will be delivered. • Compliance with the very detailed of requirements of Minnesota Rules 9502.0435 relating to sanitation and health. Both physical issues like pest control, storage of rubbish, bedding, diapers, storage of hazardous materials and service delivery issues like hand washing by providers and children, care of ill children, administration of medicines, and preparation for emergencies are covered. • Discussion with the applicant of training requirements of Minnesota Statutes § 245A.50. That section requires that individuals working in licensed child care settings take pre-service training before caring for children and/or licensure. Pre-service training ensures providers have the knowledge and skills necessary to provide a healthy and safe environment for the children in care. The family child care license holder must ensure that every staff person and volunteer is given orientation training and successfully completes the training before starting assigned duties. The following training requirements must be completed by a newly licensed child care provider or by a child care provider who has not held an active child care license in Minnesota in the previous 12 months. o Child Growth and Development and Behavior Guidance (Developmentally Appropriate Behavior Guidance). The license holder and each adult caregiver who provide care in the licensed setting for more than 30 days in any 12 month period is required to have at least four hours of child growth and development training in understanding how children acquire language and develop physically, cognitively, emotionally and socially and behavior guidance training in the understanding of functions related to child behavior and strategies for managing challenging situations prior to initial licensure. Child growth 15

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