MN Daycare Regulations

Minnesota regulation specifically allows for cloth diapering at daycare facilities.

Regulation details:

  • Children in diapers shall be kept clean and dry. The following sanitary procedures must be used to reduce the spread of communicable disease.

    • An adequate supply of clean diapers must be available for each child and stored in a clean place inaccessible to children. If cloth diapers are used, parents must provide a change of the outer plastic pants for each fecally soiled diaper change.

    • Cloth diapers, except those supplied by a commercial diaper service, and plastic pants, if supplied by parents, must be labeled with the child's name.

    • Cloth diapers, except those supplied by a commercial diaper service, plastic pants, and soiled clothing must be placed in the plastic bag after removal and sent home with the parent daily.


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