Is Your Daycare Compliant? Minnesota CPR & First Aid Certification Made Easy

For child care centers

• Under Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) licensing (Minn. Stat. § 245A.40):

  • First Aid: All teachers and assistant teachers in a child care center must complete first-aid training within 90 days of starting work (unless they have it already) and repeat at least every 3 years. MN Revisor’s Office+2mn.gov // Minnesota’s State Portal+2

  • CPR: At least one staff person must be present who is trained in CPR (including infant/child & obstructed airway treatment). Must repeat at least once every 3 years. MN Revisor’s Office+2mn.gov // Minnesota’s State Portal+2

For family child-care / home settings

• Under Minn. Stat. § 245A.50:

  • First Aid: At least one staff person must have first-aid training. Can be less than eight hours, but must be repeated every 2 years. MN Revisor’s Office+1

  • CPR: Must include infant & child CPR and obstructed airway treatment; must be repeated at least once every 2 years. Training must use a qualified instructor and psychomotor skills. MN Revisor’s Office+2Minnesota Department of Human Services+2

• Also: Licensed family child-care providers must complete 16 hours of ongoing training annually, which includes the CPR & First Aid requirement. mn.sourcewell.org+1

Other notes

• Training must be provided by an approved instructor/organization, with documented records. Minnesota Department of Human Services+1

• The training must cover infant/child-specific CPR and obstructed-airway skills when children are present. MN Revisor’s Office+1

• For child-care centers also: First Aid & CPR must be in the personnel record and on the staffing chart. MN Revisor’s Office

   

  More on the 2025-2026 childcare MN Law: Child care Workers required to be CPR trained

   

CPR and First Aid courses for Children and Infants for Family Child Care / Daycare Home Licensing requirements

Register for a Childcare CPR course below.

Child Care Providers in Minnesota are required to have an Adult, Child, and Infant Pediatric CPR, AED and First Aid certification.

The Minnesota Department of Children and Families requires a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification and First Aid for licensing.

Why Choose In-Pulse CPR?

In-Pulse CPR is an American Heart Association Training Center and one of Minnesota’s most experienced CPR and First Aid training providers. We train daycare providers, child care centers, healthcare workers, students, teachers, coaches, and workplace teams across the state.

Our classes include:

Adult, child, and infant CPR
AED training
Choking response for adults, children, and infants
Hands-on classroom practice
First Aid certification options
American Heart Association certification eCard
Experienced instructors who make the class practical and easy to understand

Our classes meet and often exceed Minnesota child care CPR and First Aid expectations because students practice the skills in person, with certified instructors, using professional training equipment.

Gold colored classes are CPR only while red classes are First aid with CPR.

Minnesota Areas We Serve

We offer CPR and First Aid classes for child care providers throughout the Twin Cities, Central Minnesota, and Southern Minnesota, including Minneapolis, St. Paul, St. Cloud, Rochester, and surrounding areas in Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Anoka, Scott, Carver, Wright, Sherburne, Benton, Stearns, Rice, and nearby counties.

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