In a case captioned as Mohamed et. al. vs. Walz et. al., two former operators of childcare businesses located in Hennepin County have sued the state of Minnesota in federal…
Back in 2023, I noted that childcare is relatively expensive in Minnesota because, as my colleague Martha Njolomole has written at length, the regulatory burden on providers is relatively high…
Part 2 of reporter Jay Kolls’ series looking into fraud in the state’s child care assistance program (CCAP) aired last night on KSTP-TV’s 10 o’clock news. Kolls interviews state Rep.…
Jay Kolls of KSTP-5 TV performs a public service in his report last night on the 10 o’clock news. His headline: 62 investigations underway involving federally-funded Minnesota child care centers…
The idea that our state should spend, or as politicians like to say, “invest,” more of our tax dollars on childcare was not only prevalent in this year’s legislative session,…
On housing and child care, Minnesotans face higher costs than many other Americans. In 2019, the average Minnesota family paid over $16,000 to keep a child at a day care…
When he announced his $65.2 billion two-year “One Minnesota” budget, a 26% increase from the current two-year budget, Gov. Walz claimed that it will “lower costs, cut taxes, and improve…
For many years prior to the mid-term elections, the lack of affordable high-quality childcare has been one of the biggest issues plaguing Minnesota families. The coronavirus pandemic has merely worsened…
Access to childcare is fundamental to a well-working economy. Unfortunately for Minnesota, childcare is out of reach because it is too expensive or nowhere to be found. Parents in Minnesota…
A coalition of leaders in St. Paul wants the city to provide free Pre-K by raising the property tax. The St. Paul Ready for Kindergarten (SPARK) is asking individuals to…
Earlier today, President Joe Biden presented an updated version of his trimmed-down Build Back Better spending plan. The plan, which originally proposed $3.5 trillion spending on numerous government projects has…
A new report by EPI is calling for a $15 minimum wage in order to help childcare workers, but that would also raise childcare costs for parents.
Taxpayers shoulder the bill for extravagant government spending programs like "free" childcare.
Already facing some of the highest childcare costs before the pandemic, Minnesota's center-based care cost per child grew about 60% amid COVID-19. This is the 13th highest rate of growth…
Childcare is so expensive in Minnesota that based on the affordability standard set by the US Department of Health and Human Services, that childcare is only affordable if it does…
The future of a strong childcare industry after Covid in Minnesota lies in ensuring that the state does not go back to stringent rules that have contributed to a much…
Proponents of strict childcare regulation in Minnesota usually shoot down regulation reform proposals based on the idea that current strict standards are responsible for high-quality childcare. However, evidence shows that…
According to a study conducted by Yale Researcher, childcare programs that stayed open have not been a major contributor to the spread of Covid-19. This is the first large-scale study…
When Arik Forsman was elected to the Duluth city council he took upon himself a challenge; he was going to solve the childcare crisis. To do this, he sponsored an…
As the state looks to a post-Covid-19 future, what economic policies can help us get back on our feet?
There are currently no estimates for the economic cost of lack of access to affordable childcare on the whole state of Minnesota. But the high cost on employers due to…
Generally, there is a crisis that has been brewing in Minnesota; parents lack access to childcare services, and in the case that they have access, they can rarely afford to…