Family Child Care License
Otter Tail County Family Child Care
Otter Tail County had 135 licensed family child care homes in 20 communities in 2011. Otter Tail County is responsible to license and monitor family child care homes. Providers must be 18 years of age and a resident of Otter Tail County. The licensing process includes:
◦ Criminal Background Study
◦ Discussion of the State Licensing Guidelines and Standards
◦ Fire and Safety Check of the Home
◦ Letters From References
◦ Signing an Application Form
◦ Discussion of MN Rules and Statues
◦ Inspection by the State Fire Marshal
◦ Orientation Meeting
◦ Reference Letters
SUID Videos: The Department of Human Services has approved the following series of videos to meet the SUID component when individuals are not receiving face-to-face, classroom, or online SUID training. All videos must be viewed to meet the SUID training requirement.
Safe Sleep (produced by Hennepin County, 4:17) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNWBSZZm3no&list=UUJDcgrMl0B2Og4ZdeOOrnFA&feature=c4-overview
Safe Sleep Practices (Produced by Eastern Virginia Medical School, 5:50) https://vimeo.com/51317716
Sleep On It – Preventing Unsafe Sleep Practices (Produced by Dakota County, 6:28) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0YshwsmZUc
AHT Videos: The Department of Human Services has approved the following series of videos to meet the AHT component when license holders are not receiving face-to-face, classroom, or online AHT training. All videos must be viewed to meet the AHT training requirement.
Never Shake: Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome (Produced by the Missouri Children’s Trust Fund, 7:48) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3xytsg6oDo
Shaken Baby Syndrome (Produced by TheDoctorsTV 1:48) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THhFoYk7U40
Forever Shaken (Produced by the Brain Injury Association of Nebraska, 33:17) https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=https%3a%2f%2fwww.youtube.com%2fforever+shaken&view=detail&mid=29C2146EAC7A3D20C56B29C2146EAC7A3D20C56B&FORM=VIRE
You may print and sign this training verification form DHS-3803 (PDF) for documentation that you have watched each of the videos to fulfill your training requirement. https://edocs.dhs.state.mn.us/lfserver/Public/DHS-3803-ENG