Kyra Miles

3 weeks ago | mankatofreepress.com | Kyra Miles

Enrollment is rising again at Minnesota child care operations but the counts remain below pre-pandemic levels, according to a new statewide survey that also found providers facing challenges with staffing and operating costs. The survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and the nonprofit group First Children’s Finance also revealed family child care providers and child care centers are struggling at the same rates for the first time in the survey’s five-year history.

3 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Kyra Miles

Enrollment is rising again at Minnesota child care operations but the counts remain below pre-pandemic levels, according to a new statewide survey that also found providers facing challenges with staffing and operating costs. The survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and the nonprofit group First Children’s Finance also revealed family child care providers and child care centers are struggling at the same rates for the first time in the survey's five-year history.

2 months ago | mprnews.org | Lisa Ryan |Elisabeth Gawthrop |Kyra Miles

In celebration of Black History Month in February, MPR News is highlighting Black history throughout the state. From a fur trader believed to be one of the first African descendants in territory that is now Minnesota, to streets and parks renamed in 2024 after Black community leaders, these sites span the state and the centuries. Southern MinnesotaGibbs Elementary School in Rochester is named after George W. Gibbs Jr., the first known Black person to set foot in Antarctica.

2 months ago | inforum.com | Kyra Miles

CRYSTAL, Minn. — Minnesota’s child care centers have long struggled with staffing and funding shortages that worsened in the COVID-19 pandemic. Five years later, though, operators see reasons to be optimistic as big companies call back workers, creating more need for child care. On Monday, Feb. 3, Twin Cities providers and state officials marked a milestone with the reopening of New Horizon Academy in Crystal after closing there 20 years earlier.

2 months ago | mprnews.org | Kyra Miles

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Minnesota’s child care centers have long struggled with staffing and funding shortages that worsened in the COVID-19 pandemic. Five years later, though, operators see reasons to be optimistic as big companies call back workers, creating more need for child care.