Proposed Licensing Rules – What Are Some Concerns?
July 2024According to ChildCare Aware, in 2022, Minnesota parents spent over $17,000 to send their infant to a daycare center. Daycare for infants took up 21 percent of median household income, ranking Minnesota as the 6th most expensive state (California not included).
Daycare for older kids was also largely unaffordable. For toddlers, daycare centers cost over $15,000, or 19 percent of median household income. Minnesota was the 8th most expensive state for toddlers (California not included). For 4-year-olds, daycare centers cost over $13,000 or 16 percent of median household income, making Minnesota the 4th most expensive state (California not included).
Unfortunately, under the notion of childcare modernization, the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) is proposing rules that will not only not address high prices but might make daycare even more expensive for parents.
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