child care

Central Minnesota is short 5,300 child-care spots. This brilliant St. Cloud, MN business created their own answer to the problem.

Milestones has been awarded $180,000 from the Minnesota Department of Human Services to help develop training and support for unlicensed family, friends and neighbors that provide daycare.

Data shows a need for 40,000 more spots for infants, toddlers and young children around Minnesota.

Minnesota's legislative auditor will investigate allegations that child care providers are stealing money from the state's publicly funded child-subsidy program.

Minnesota child care providers say their industry is facing a growing crisis.

Some Minnesota lawmakers and daycare providers say a new law collecting fingerprints from older children in child care homes goes too far.

Gov. Mark Dayton wants to see tax relief for low-income families, parents with child care costs and farmers.

The number of child care providers in Minnesota is down and a public meeting was held at Waite Park City Hall Wednesday by a state committee to hear from local providers.

Child care providers in Minnesota have overwhelmingly voted against unionizing. Tuesday's tally of ballots showed providers voted 1,014 to 392 against forming a union.

Gov. Mark Dayton says he'll suggest devoting about one-fifth of Minnesota's projected $1 billion surplus to an expanded child-care tax credit.