A South St. Paul city council member’s in-home day care has had its license indefinitely suspended and the county Attorney’s Office is considering criminal charges after a child at the facility was possibly exposed to a harmful substance.
In a letter dated March 4, the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) informed Council Member Pam Bakken that her license to provide family child care at her house in the 300 block of Grand Avenue W. was suspended and she was prohibited from operating as a child care provider…