Child Care Providers in Minnesota

Minnesota is home to 211 licensed child care providers. No quality rating is published for these listings; confirm licensing, hours, ages served, and costs directly with the provider. Browse by city below to find local listings.

Cities with child care providers in Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN 406 providers Saint Paul, MN 298 providers Duluth, MN 121 providers Rochester, MN 235 providers Saint Cloud, MN 77 providers Plymouth, MN 68 providers Bemidji, MN 86 providers Coon Rapids, MN 72 providers Fridley, MN 29 providers Lakeville, MN 74 providers Mankato, MN 58 providers Virginia, MN 15 providers Willmar, MN 51 providers Winona, MN 64 providers Bloomington, MN 74 providers Golden Valley, MN 25 providers Grand Rapids, MN 44 providers Maplewood, MN 39 providers Moorhead, MN 95 providers Owatonna, MN 74 providers West St Paul, MN 19 providers Brainerd, MN 55 providers Brooklyn Park, MN 72 providers Crystal, MN 26 providers Eden Prairie, MN 56 providers Fergus Falls, MN 50 providers Granite Falls, MN 10 providers Inver Grove Heights, MN 34 providers Little Falls, MN 38 providers Marshall, MN 42 providers New Ulm, MN 49 providers Saint Peter, MN 24 providers Thief River Falls, MN 39 providers Albert Lea, MN 41 providers Alexandria, MN 81 providers Apple Valley, MN 61 providers Austin, MN 35 providers Blue Earth, MN 11 providers Brooklyn Center, MN 20 providers Burnsville, MN 62 providers Cambridge, MN 18 providers Center City, MN 1 providers Chaska, MN 28 providers Cloquet, MN 31 providers Cohasset, MN 5 providers Cokato, MN 3 providers Columbia Heights, MN 21 providers Cottage Grove, MN 72 providers Crookston, MN 25 providers Eagan, MN 73 providers Elk River, MN 58 providers Falcon Heights, MN 2 providers Hutchinson, MN 41 providers International Falls, MN 15 providers Lake Elmo, MN 17 providers Loretto, MN 3 providers Luverne, MN 16 providers Mendota Heights, MN 11 providers Minnetonka, MN 40 providers Moose Lake, MN 4 providers Nevis, MN 3 providers New Brighton, MN 16 providers New Hope, MN 20 providers North Mankato, MN 23 providers Oak Park Heights, MN 5 providers Oakdale, MN 33 providers Robbinsdale, MN 11 providers Rogers, MN 21 providers Roseville, MN 23 providers Saint Augusta, MN 7 providers Savage, MN 46 providers Shakopee, MN 75 providers Shoreview, MN 21 providers St Cloud, MN 1 providers Stillwater, MN 28 providers Victoria, MN 3 providers Waconia, MN 27 providers Wadena, MN 18 providers White Bear Lake, MN 27 providers Woodstock, MN 2 providers Worthington, MN 17 providers

About child care providers in Minnesota

Other child care providers offer arrangements that fall outside the standard licensed categories - for example, drop-in care, part-time programs, or license-exempt settings. Public data about these providers is often limited, so confirm the basics directly.

Frequently asked questions

How many child care providers does Minnesota have?

This directory covers 211 licensed child care providers in Minnesota, spread across 81 cities and counties, drawn from state child care licensing registries.

What is the best way to compare child care providers in Minnesota?

Confirm licensing or exemption status, ratios, hours, and costs directly before relying on any listing, since public data about these providers is often limited. Open the city listings above to reach individual profiles.

Data sources

Sources: State child care licensing registries (9 states), US Child Care Providers (Ryan Koch). Data as of 2026-10-07.

Required disclosures

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