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In December of 2022, the number of additional child care slots needed in Kandiyohi County was 935. The Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar EDC launched the Child Care Economic Development Program, which is estimated to have created 263 additional child care slots.
Area day care centers and in-home child care providers are trying to provide quality child care, but it’s not easy.
Interconnected – An Update on Minnesota’s Child Care Challenges brought together state officials and both family-based and center daycare providers to talk about their business and the challenges in meeting the need for affordable daycare.
General Mills is ending onsite child care at its Golden Valley headquarters on Sept. 30, the company told employees last week. Demand for the benefit has dropped as employees work a hybrid schedule in and out of the office. The daycare is just a quarter full, General Mills said in its announcement, leading to increased costs. General Mills' child care center is licensed to care for up to 60 ...
Interconnected – An Update on Minnesota’s Child Care Challenges brought together state officials and both family-based and center daycare providers to talk about their business and the challenges in meeting the need for affordable daycare.