Wednesday, November 29, 2006
New DHS web service...
"He knows if you've been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake.."
No, I'm not into singing Christmas songs already. I just wanted to inform the child care providers in Minnesota of a new web application called "DHS Licensing Information Lookup" that the MN Deptartment of Human Services now has online.
Go to http://www.licensinglookup.dhs.state.mn.us/ to access public licensing information that is readily available to consumers and license holders. This site provides:
- A list of licensed providers that can be sorted by city, county, or zip code.
- Current status of a provider's license, including active, conditional, supsended, or revoked licenses.
- Services that a provider is licensed to provide including amount of kids that they are licensed for.
- Web links to related information.
Check out the site... for a quick review, just type in your city and look at the listing of providers that appears. Click the link on any provider to find out detailed information about that provider.
This is a nice site. The information provided has generally been available on the web in the past, but not nearly so accessable and user friendly. Check it out and see what you think...
In related news, the DHS is also announcing no cost child care referrals for families through the CCR&R website. They are available online at http://www.mnchildcare.org/internetreferral.php.
