Rules governing licensed child care centers and licensed family child care modernized and encoded; and family child care, child care center works, policies, capacity, staff ratios, equipment, notifications, parent access, record keeping, supervision, facilities, health and safety, food and nutrition, and transportation requirements created.

Minnesota House Bill 4382 aims to update and consolidate the regulations for licensed child care centers and family child care programs. It introduces new definitions for age categories like infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, and establishes updated requirements for staff-to-child ratios, facility safety, health standards, food nutrition, transportation, record-keeping, and parent access. The bill also repeals several older statutes and rules to streamline and clarify regulations, ensuring consistent standards across the state's child care system. ([myreptracker.com](https://www.myreptracker.com/minnesota/bills/mn-2025-2026-regular-session-hf-4382?utm_source=openai))

MN HF4382 is a house bill in the Minnesota 94th Legislature 2025-2026, sponsored by Nathan Coulter (D), currently “Introduced” since March 16, 2026.

We track 10,590 Minnesota bills this session, 44 of them sponsored by Nathan Coulter.

The bill has been introduced and referred to the Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee, with a committee hearing scheduled for April 14, 2026. This indicates active legislative interest and potential support for the proposed changes. ([house.mn.gov](https://www.house.mn.gov/schedules/04142026?utm_source=openai))

As of now, there is no significant media coverage or public opposition reported regarding this bill. The lack of coverage may suggest limited public awareness or concern at this stage.