Growing – CCA Wayfinder

Growing Your Child Care Program

If you operate an existing child care program, you might want to open more locations, increase license capacity, or change license type. Our Navigators can help you explore your options.

Opportunities for Increasing Capacity

Family Child Care

You may be interested in increasing your capacity through:

Changing your license type to Group Family Child Care, which allows you to care for more children in your current location
Transitioning to Special Family Child Care, which is like Group Family Child Care but takes place in another home, commercial space, or religious establishment
Transitioning your program to a Child Care Center

Family Child Care License Types

Starting a Child Care Center

Child Care Center

Increase License Capacity

You may be interested in increasing your capacity through:

Adding additional classrooms to your program
Opening additional program locations
Adding school-age or summer programs
Offering drop-in, after-hour, or non-standard hour care options

Facility Requirements

Equipment Requirements

Growing Your Child Care Program

Opportunities for Increasing Capacity

Family Child Care

Child Care Center

Increase License Capacity

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This initiative is made possible (or funded in part) with a grant from the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families.