Chatting About The New Minnesota Laws Part 2 — No More Microwaving Plastic Bottles Or Containers

<p></p><p>For easier ways to listen: https://www.TheDaycareSisters.com</p><p>Chatting About The New Minnesota Laws Part 2 — No More Microwaving Plastic Bottles Or Containers</p><p>Leave us a voicemail at 651-300-2277. Your question could help thousands of providers.</p><p>This episode starts with a heavy topic. We talk about the murder-suicide at a Hopkins, Minnesota home daycare that took the life of provider Kristen Brown and her young daughter, and we share domestic violence hotline numbers for the US, Australia, and Canada. Then we get back into part two of our breakdown of Minnesota&#39;s new family child care licensing rules, covering attendance, paperwork, firearm storage, sick child policy, well water and radon disclosure, food safety, and pets.</p><p>If you run a home daycare or family child care program in Minnesota, or anywhere providers are watching new rules roll out, this episode will help you figure out what&#39;s actually changing and what&#39;s still unclear.</p><p>CHAPTERS</p><p>0:00 Intro1:10 Minnesota Daycare Tragedy2:52 Remembering Kristen and Eevee4:17 Domestic Violence Hotline Numbers6:24 New Minnesota Daycare Law6:57 New Attendance Requirements9:10 Late Pickup Story10:29 Updating the Policy Handbook10:52 Screen Time Policies14:36 Firearms and Social Media Rules16:57 New Fire and Storm Drill Rules18:47 Confusion Over Documenting Drill Times24:04 Required Parent Access Rules24:48 New Firearm Storage Law27:09 Care of Sick Children29:39 Reportable Disease Requirements32:03 Reporting to the Commissioner33:50 COVID Reporting Comparisons37:44 Compliance Timeline and Costs41:58 Well Water Testing Rules43:16 Radon Testing Rules44:52 Food and Plastic Container Rules48:32 Pet Rules During Mealtime51:52 Wrapping Up New Rules54:03 Health Update and Recovery57:29 Closing and Contact Info</p><p>KEY TAKEAWAYS</p><p>Everyone will be required to take daily attendance with check in and check out times, not just providers who take grant funding</p><p>Firearm and ammunition storage rules changed, guns and ammo can be stored together but must be unloaded and in a locked area inaccessible to children</p><p>Fire and storm drills now require logging the caregiver&#39;s name and how long evacuation took, which raised real questions the hosts couldn&#39;t fully answer</p><p>Providers can no longer restrict when parents access the daycare during care hours</p><p>Sick child exclusion is now tied to Minnesota&#39;s reportable disease rules and commissioner of health guidance, which the hosts found vague in places</p><p>Plastic bottles, sippy cups, and food containers can no longer be warmed in the microwave</p><p>Pets must be kept away from food prep, storage, and serving areas unless caged or kenneled</p><p>RESOURCES MENTIONED</p><p>Minnesota Day One Crisis Line: call 1-866-223-1111 or text 612-399-9995</p><p>National Domestic Violence Hotline: call 1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788</p><p>1800RESPECT (Australia): call 1800 737 732 or text 0458 737 732, chat at https://www.1800respect.org.au</p><p>Sheltersafe (Canada): https://www.sheltersafe.ca</p><p>ABOUT DAYCARE SISTERS</p><p>Brandee and Erin are sisters, home daycare business owners, and parents to nine kids between them, with over 30 years of home daycare experience. They talk through the real, unfiltered side of running a home daycare, for providers who want honest conversation instead of polished advice.</p><p>Subscribe for daycare operator tips, home daycare conversations, and real talk about child care.</p><p>CONNECT</p><p>Website: https://www.TheDaycareSisters.comEmail: info@thedaycaresisters.com</p><p>#daycareprovider #daycarelife #homedaycare #momlife #childcareproviders</p><p></p>