Overview
- DHS records show Pam Bakken's family child care license was restored on Sept. 30 with a two-year conditional status and 10 hours of required "Practicing Safe and Healthy Child Care" training.
- The license had been revoked in July following a Dec. 6, 2024 incident in which a 3-year-old later tested positive for methamphetamine and amphetamines.
- Investigators initially found Bakken responsible for maltreatment by neglect, but Dakota County later rescinded that determination after her appeal.
- Prosecutors said they could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the ingestion occurred at the day care, and no criminal charges were filed.
- Bakken remains on the South St. Paul City Council with a term through Jan. 1, 2029 after a recall effort launched earlier this year was suspended.