The director must be 18 years of age or older and have completed at least 16 hours of training in any of the following topic areas: child development and learning; developmentally appropriate learning experiences; relationships with families; assessment, evaluation, and individualization; historical and contemporary development of early childhood education; professionalism; and health, safety, and nutrition.
A staff person must be 16 years of age or older before providing direct, unsupervised care to a child.
infants | 1:4 |
toddlers | 1:7 |
preschoolers | 1:10 |
school-age children | 1:15 |
Minn. Stat. § 142C.08