Child care across
the Land of 10,000 Lakes.

7 814 DHS-verified providers in 649 communities, from the Twin Cities metro to the Boundary Waters region.

7 814 providers 649 cities 0 counties

Care Settings in Minnesota

DHS recognizes three licensed provider categories statewide

Child Care Centers

1 792

Licensed facilities

Group Child Care Homes

602

Licensed facilities

Child Care Homes

5 420

Licensed facilities

Largest Communities by Provider Count

Where Minnesota families have the most child care options

1 Minneapolis

Minneapolis

County

383
2 Saint Paul

Saint Paul

County

287
3 Rochester

Rochester

County

227
4 Duluth

Duluth

County

115
5 Moorhead

Moorhead

County

92
6 Woodbury

Woodbury

County

89
7 Saint Cloud

Saint Cloud

County

87
8 Bemidji

Bemidji

County

80
9 Maple Grove

Maple Grove

County

79
10 Shakopee

Shakopee

County

76
11 Eagan

Eagan

County

76
12 Alexandria

Alexandria

County

75
13 Cottage Grove

Cottage Grove

County

74
14 Lakeville

Lakeville

County

72
15 Bloomington

Bloomington

County

72
16 Brooklyn Park

Brooklyn Park

County

70
17 Blaine

Blaine

County

68
18 Owatonna

Owatonna

County

66
19 Coon Rapids

Coon Rapids

County

66
20 Burnsville

Burnsville

County

66

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Why MinnesotaDaycares Exists

Minnesota winters are long, and finding the right child care arrangement should not add to the stress. We organize DHS licensing records for 649 cities and 0 counties into one searchable place so parents can spend less time on paperwork and more time with their kids.

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