Child Care Aware of Minnesota
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2026 Child Care Business Survey
The news from the 2026 Child Care Business Survey? Not great! The survey’s bottom line? “While Minnesota’s child care industry remains in a state of crisis, the downward spiral is showing signs of stabilizing.” The June 2026 Child Care Business Survey, conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and First Children’s Finance, found that…