For Child Care Providers
As a child care provider, you must ensure that the children in your care have gotten certain vaccines or have filed appropriate exemptions. Here are some resources to help you.
On this page:
Immunization Law
Schedules and Forms
Vaccine Safety Information
Immunization Law
- Minnesota's Child
Care and School Immunization Laws
Read the immunization statutes that apply to child care and download brochures about what shots kids need for child care.
- What About Shots for School and Childcare if Your Child has Already had Chickenpox?
Starting in the fall of 2010, there is a change in how you need to document that your child has had chickenpox.
Schedules
- Who Needs
Immunizations and When?
Vaccination schedules for children and adults.
- Keeping Track of Immunizations
Paper and electronic tools for keeping track of a child's immunization history for child care and school.
Vaccine Safety Information
- Reliable Sources
of Immunization Information
List of web sites, publications, videos, and phone numbers. Includes PDF version for printing.
- Vaccine Safety
Comprehensive and up-to-date information about childhood vaccines and the diseases they prevent.
Frequently Requested
VISs
CDC fact sheets on vaccines.
Attention: Non-MDH link
CDC Immunization Home
Attention: Non-MDH link
If you have questions or comments about this page, use our IDEPC Comment Form or call 651-201-5414 (TTY: 651-201-5797) for the MDH Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division.