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The state of licensed child care in Minnesota

Updated July 2026 · computed from official Minnesota licensing data · methodology · download the dataset (CC0)

Headline numbers

Minnesota has 7,814 licensed childcare facilities in our data. Minnesota does not yet publish machine-readable violation records — this page covers the licensing landscape, and violation analysis will be added when the data becomes available (coverage details). 69.4% are family home providers;

Violations per facility, by city

Cities with at least 10 licensed facilities, ranked by recorded violations per facility.

CityFacilitiesViolationsPer facility
Foley 2500
Winona 5700
Golden Valley 2100
Albertville 2200
Woodbury 8900
Saint Paul 28700
Moorhead 9200
Cambridge 1800
Sauk Rapids 4000
Brooklyn Park 7000

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All numbers on this page are computed from official state licensing records and are free to cite with attribution to DaycareLens. Journalists: the underlying dataset is openly licensed (CC0), and we can provide custom cuts — press@daycarelens.com.