Sick Child Care
We provide in home child care for families when children are ill and the parents can not stay home.
Key Benefits
- Quality care for your children
- Allow you to return to work
- Convenient
Who is Hennepin Home Health Care?
Hennepin Home Health Care (HHHC) has been in business since 1974, providing home care services. We have been providing sick childcare services since 1998 to parents when their children are ill or unable to go to daycare. The company is licensed and bonded.
Why is Sick Childcare Program needed?
Children seem to choose the most inconvenient of times to decide to throw up or have a temperature. This program allows you, as a parent, to be at work while your child is comfortable in his or her own home with a qualified, experienced Sick Childcare Aide (SCA).
How does this program work?
As soon as you know that your child is sick and unable to go to daycare, call HHHC and we will send out a SCA. HHHC expects that you will be calling last minute and we are prepared to handle this. There is also a Registered Nurse on staff for any medical questions. The program is designed for infants through adolescents.
Service hours are available from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. There is a 4-hour minimum. You can call the on-call staffing coordinator after hours from 4:30 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. at 612-968-4241 or during office hours, Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at 763-425-5959.
*Medications can be administered with parent direction. Asthma related medications require an employee with specialized training.
What will be the cost?
The cost is $23.00 an hour for the first child and $5.00 an hour for each additional child. You have up to 30 days to pay the bill. We currently contract with: Cargill, 3M, General Mills, Medtronic, and Park Nicollet to name a few. If you work for any of these companies, they reimburse some or all of the cost. If not, talk with your company to see if they would be interested in a contract with HHHC. Many companies will reimburse you directly for services, just contact your human resource representative.
Are there any additional fees?
There are two possible fees. If you set up services and then cancel after setting up the services, there will be a $60.00 cancellation fee. A port-to-port fee of $40.00 may be charged if the SCA will be traveling a substantial distance to your home.
What are the qualifications of the SCA?
They are 1st aide and CPR trained. They have professional childcare experience in a center or home setting. The SCA has to pass an extensive hiring procedure of interviewing, testing, orientating, reference checking, and criminal background checking.
Will they travel to my home, even if I don’t live in Hennepin County?
Our company is willing to provide services to anyone in Ramsey, Anoka, Hennepin, and Washington Counties. We may also be able to accommodate other locations outside of these areas; you just need to call.
Who do I contact about more information about the program?
Any questions about the Sick Childcare Program contact Brad Wing, Human Resources Manager, at 763-425-5959.
