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According to the report, family child care providers in Greater Minnesota are leaving the field at a faster rate than people entering it.

Federal COVID-19 relief dollars for child care providers will continue to flow through the states this year, cheered by both Republican and Democratic governors who say parents need affordable child

Federal COVID-19 relief dollars for child care providers will continue to flow through the states this year, cheered by both Republican and Democratic governors who say parents need affordable child care to get back to work.

Federal COVID-19 relief dollars for child care providers will continue to flow through the states this year, cheered by both Republican and Democratic governors who say parents need affordable child care to get back to work. 

Legislation, education and public funding were among the ideas discussed to help fix the problem. 7:00 am, Feb. 26, 2021 × Child care providers Sherry Tiegs (left) and Karen DeVos talk about the child care crisis in rural Minnesota during a webinar Feb. 18 hosted by the Center for Rural Policy and Development. Screenshot / Theresa Bourke “We need to educate our communities, our state and our nation on what child care is.” Sherry Tiegs hammered that message into the minds of those...