Resources & Links

Child development

• Zero to Three
• Help Me Grow
• The Center for Inclusive Children
• Special Health Care Needs T​oolkit
• Think Small
• Help Me Grow 
• Center for Inclusive Child Care
• Parent Aware
• Child and Adult Care Food Programs

Health & safety

• Head lice - Minnesota Department of Health
• Bleach Alternatives
• Dakota County Public Health Infectious Diseases​
  
• Minnesota Department of Health Infectious Diseases in Child Care Settings Manual 
  
• Minnesota Department of Health Healthy Children, Youth and Adolescents
  
• ​Minnesota Department of Human Ser​vices Family Child Care Provider Updates
  
• Minnesota Poison Control
  
• Recalls.gov ​
  

Assistance & advocacy​

• Child Care Assistance Program
• Dakota County Family Child Care Association
• Family Child Care Ombudsman​​​​​

The Licensing Link Newsletter

Dakota County Child Care Licensing publishes a ​newsletter for licensed child care called The Licensing Link. The newsletter has articles, rule reminders, tips, training and other items of interest for licensed childcare providers.  View the following current and past newsletters:

April 202​5
October 2024
April 20​24​
October 2023
April 2023
September 2022

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