I am in MN and that would be considered license exempt here only if the parent is on the property or if the program is an accredited non-public school but the children must be 33 months and older.
The following types of child care are considered to be legal non-licensed or license-exempt, under Minnesota Statutes, section 245A.03, subdivision 2:
care provided to children who are related to the child care provider
care provided by an unrelated individual to children from a single family
programs operated by a public school for children 33 months or older
services provided for children for less than three hours a day while the child’s parent or legal guardian is in the same or contiguous building
recreation programs operated or approved by a park and recreation board
programs operated by a school, YMCA, YWCA, or JCC whose primary purpose is providing child care or services to school-age children
Head Start programs that operate for less than 45 days a year
programs for children such as scouting, boys and girls clubs, arts, and sports, provided for a total of less than 30 days in any 12-month period
religious instruction of school-age children; Sabbath or Sunday schools; or care by a church, congregation, or religious society during regular worship
programs operated by an accredited nonpublic school serving only children who are age 33 months or older, for no more than four hours per day per child, with no more than 20 children at any one time
programs operated by a nonprofit organization that provide structured, supervised youth development and K-12 educational opportunities
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hrd...ss/sscclic.pdf